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Murungai Keerai Masala Vadai Recipe
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Murungai Keerai Masala Vadai Recipe

A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked, onion - chopped, drumstick leaves (moringa/murungai keerai) - chopped. Ready in 3h 20m, serves 4.

Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳

Calories
655kcal
Estimated Cost
325-475
Carbs74g
Protein41g
Fats22g
Servings Scaler
4

Instructions

21 steps
  1. 1

    To begin making Murungai Keerai Masala Vadai Recipe, wash the chana dal

    chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked(1 cup)
  2. 2

    Soak it in water for 2-3 hours

  3. 3

    Meanwhile, wash the drumstick leaves well and keep aside after chopping the Keerai

    drumstick leaves (moringa/murungai keerai) - chopped(2 cups)mint leaves (pudina)(10)teaspoons coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(3)
  4. 4

    Once done soaking, drain from water and add chana dal to the blender

    chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked(1 cup)
  5. 5

    Add ginger, garlic, red chilli, Asafoetida, cumin seeds, Cloves and required salt to the blender

    inch ginger - grated(1/2)cloves garlic - minced(4)cloves (laung)(3)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)asafoetida (hing)(1/4 teaspoon)salt - to taste
  6. 6

    Sprinkle a little water and grind into a coarse paste

  7. 7

    Transfer ground mixture into bowl, add washed drumstick leaves, finely chopped onion, mint leaves and coriander leaves to it

    onion - chopped(1)drumstick leaves (moringa/murungai keerai) - chopped(2 cups)mint leaves (pudina)(10)teaspoons coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(3)
  8. 8

    Mix everything together and divide into lemon size balls

  9. 9

    Flatten the balls pressing gently between the palms

  10. 10

    Heat oil in a pan, gently drop in 3-4 vadai mixture into oil

  11. 11

    Flip occasionally and fry on medium heat until golden and crispy

  12. 12

    Remove from oil and drain excess oil on kitchen tissues

  13. 13

    Instead of deep frying, you can also do frying on a paniyaram or paddu pan

  14. 14

    Heat the pan till hot enough

  15. 15

    And on a medium heat, drop the small balls of batter into the cavities of paniyaram

  16. 16

    Drizzle a bit of oil in each cavity on the Keerai vadai batter

  17. 17

    After about 2 minutes, with the help of a wooden spoon, flip the vadai to their other side

  18. 18

    Cook further till browned from all sides

    sunflower oil - to cook
  19. 19

    Take the cooked vadai onto serving plates and serve

    sunflower oil - to cook
  20. 20

    The tasty Murungai keerai vadai is ready

  21. 21

    Serve Murungai Keerai Masala Vadai Recipe during snack time along with South Indian Filter Coffee Recipe or Masala Chai Recipe

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