Chinnu liked these so much that he wanted me to prepare it again and again. I was very happy that he liked it, makes life easy if at least one of them eat something and like it enough to ask for more.
Ingredients Needed
Alasandallu / Black Eyed Peas - 1 cup
Carrot, grated - 1/2 cup
Gram Flour / Besan - 1 tbsp
Green chilies - 1 long
Ginger -1"
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves
curry leaves
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying
Method to prepare:
Wash and soak the black-eyed peas overnight.
Then grind the peas with very little water to a coarse paste.
Take it in a bowl and add the besan, grated carrot, finely chopped chilis, grated ginger, finely chopped coriander leaves, and curry leaves. Adjust the salt. Mix everything together. The consistency should the regular vadas.
Meanwhile, heat a pan with oil. Then pat down as small circular discs and gently drop them into the hot oil. simmer down the flame and cook on both sides. Remember to regulate the oil as if you cook it on a low flame the vadas will dunk more oil.
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Smitha says
yummy yum yum yum!…I wish I could have these now…they are awesome!
Usha says
My moms recipe is similar to yours but she doesn't add besan.. and off course no carrots but the addition does make the vada healthier! yum..
Rujuta says
Srivalli,
Lovely crispy looking vadas... healthy too.......will try it out...
Cooks says
Mu MIL makes killer alasanda vadas but without carrots and she adds lots of mint and some garlic to make them extra spicy. Yours look delicious.
BangaloreBaker says
I hadn't heard of this. A nice variation to regular masala vada.
savitha ramesh says
healthy vadai.my mil makes these,when she gets whole urad dal from our native place.Carrot adds a very good twist .thank u for sharing
Premalatha Aravindhan says
Healthy Vada,love the carrot on it...
Shanavi says
Crispy vadas ,adding carrot is a good idea to make kids eat some veggie's..
harini-jaya says
My mom adds Cabbage to make these delectable vadas!
Minu says
I have heard of these, yet to try
Lovely post
sowmya's creative saga says
am going to try this next week for get together..sounds yumm..
Jayashree says
I make this too...but I like the addition of carrots in your vada. Must try that out next time.
Priya says
Crispy vadas looks sooo yummy..
Gayathri Kumar says
Very yummy vadas..
cook from doha says
have not seen this vada before........i think not common in kerala....but looks yummy.......will try surely..
Santosh Bangar says
crispy helthy vada
azeeskitchen says
Crunchy n delicious!!
rekhas kitchen says
I make alachandalu palak vada carrot sounds interesting Valli will try next time.Looks crisp and yumm.
divya says
Wow simply superb.. Can I have some?:)
Nithya says
Super yummy vada 🙂 looks great 🙂
showed these to mom yesterday and she was pretty impressed and wanted to make it.
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PJ says
With carrots that more that I can ask for.Crispy and healthy!
Archana says
Yummy! I am making make them soon.
Suma says
I never thought of adding carrots to this particular vada. Nice touch.
veena krishnakumar says
this is new to me. Have never eaten this, looks very tempting, will surely try this out sometime!!
Srivalli says
Plain Black eyed peas vada is quite regular..nice that so many love this snack..
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says
wow, love it, looks beautiful.
Mina Joshi says
Wow love the vadas...