DAL VADA | Chana Dal Vada | Chattambade |

Ingredients:

1. split chickpeas/ channa dal       -      1 cup (soaked for 1/2 hour OR  for soak 1 to 2 hours)
2. Green chilli                               -     1   (Add green chilli as per your taste)
3. Curry leaves                              -     8 to 10
4. Ginger                                       -     1 tsp finely chopped 
5. Asafoetida powder/ hing            -  1/4 th tsp 
6. Coconut                                    -   2 tbsp diced fresh 
7. Salt to taste

• Oil for deep frying
• Optional ingredients:
• 1 onion- finely chopped 
• 1/4 cup coriander leaves- finely chopped.

METHOD:

1. In a Mixer grind : Soaked Channa Dal (keep aside 1/4th part for later use), Ginger, Green chilli, Curry Leaves, Hing, Salt, and Coconut,
2. make a coarse paste in the mixer
3. Now add the remaining 1/4th channa dal to the mixer and again grind coarsely,
4. DO NOT GRIND IT INTO A FINE PASTE,
5. Remove the coarsely grind paste into a bowl, 
6. add diced coconut and mix well,
7. Here you can also add chopped onion/coriander leaves,
8. make small flat vadas from the mixture and set it aside,
9. meanwhile, heat Oil in a pan,
10. after the oil is hot enough, fry the vada on medium flame till golden brown colour on each side,
11. Serve with Chutney.