Vadas are always perfect dishes to have with Tea. Prawn Dal Vada / Iral Paruppu Vada is one delicious vada. Prawns within the vada makes the vada even more delightful. There is another version of plain dal vada in my space . This version is a slight modification with the addition of prawns within it. There is going to be another version of plain prawn vada. I served this vada with mint chutney.
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![Prawn Dal Vada](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Prawn-dal-vada-34_edited.jpg)
Prawn Dal Vada / Iral Paruppu Vada
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Channa Dal
- 1 Teaspoon Fennel Seeds
- 2 Dry Red Chillis
- 2 Spring Curry Leaves
- Mint Leaves Fistful
- 8 Small Onion Chopped
- Salt to taste
- 10 Prawns
- ½ Teaspoon Chilli Powder
- ¼ Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- Oil For Deep Frying
Instructions
- Soak Channa Dal for atleast 4 hours. After 4 hours drain the excess water and add it into a blender.
- Add in Fennel Seeds and Dry red chillis and blend them into a coarse paste.
- Add them into a mixing bowl. Add in Salt to taste, Onion, Curry leaves and Mint leaves.
- Mix them gently and set aside.
- Add in Prawns, Chilli Powder, Turmeric Powder, and salt and mix them and set aside.
- Heat oil and get it ready. Wet your hands. Take a lemon sized batter and flatten it in your palm. Place a prawn in the center and press it in the center. Set the vada.
- Place it into the hot oil. Deep fry until 2 sides are done. Transfer the vada into an absorbent paper for the excess oil to be removed.
- Enjoy prawn vada with a hot cup of chai.
Notes
- For Regular dal vada we need to simply pulse the soaked dal for few times as there must be one or two whole dals remaining in the vada.
- In case of this Prawn dal vada the dal must be ground little more coarse as the vada is going to be Flatten them and place a prawn over it.
- Regular Dal vada is a bit thicker.
- This prawn vada has to be patted thin as we cannot deep fry more than 3 minutes and the prawn would get rubbery.
- Do not add water while blending the dal or it would absorb more oil while deep frying.
- If the Dal mixture is very dry sprinkle some water.
- If the dal mixture gets too watery add in some rice flour.
Step by step photos on how to make Prawn Dal Vada / Iral Paruppu Vada:
- Soak Channa Dal for atleast 4 hours. After 4 hours drain the water. Drain the water.
![Prawn Dal Vadastep](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Prawn-dal-vada-step1_edited.jpg)
2. Add the channa dal into a blender. Add in Fennel Seeds and Dry red chillis.
![Prawn Dal Vadastep](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Prawn-dal-vada-step2_edited.jpg)
3. Blend then into a coarse paste. Transfer the contents into a mixing bowl.
![Prawn Dal Vadastep](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Prawn-dal-vada-step4_edited.jpg)
4. Add in Mint leaves and Curry Leaves.
![Prawn Dal Vadastep](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Prawn-dal-vada-step5_edited.jpg)
5. Add in onion and salt to taste.
![Prawn Dal Vadastep](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Prawn-dal-vada-step533_edited.jpg)
6. Mix them gently.
![Prawn Dal Vadastep](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Prawn-dal-vada-step7_edited.jpg)
7. Meanwhile take the prawns wash and clean them. Add in Turmeric Powder.
![Prawn Dal Vadastep](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Prawn-dal-vada-step6_edited.jpg)
8. Chilli Powder and salt to taste.
![Prawn Dal Vadastep](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Prawn-dal-vada-step23_edited.jpg)
9. Mix them getnly. Wet your hands. Take a ball of Dal mixture. Flatten them into your palms. Flatten them thinner. Place a Prawn in the center of the dal vada. Pat them so that the prawn stick to the dal mixture.
![Prawn Dal Vadastep](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Prawn-dal-vada-stepW23_edited.jpg)
10. Drop the vada into hot oil for deep frying. Fry them in medium flame for not more than 3 minutes.
![Prawn Dal Vadastep](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Prawn-dal-vada-step423_edited.jpg)
11. Take them out of the out and place in an absorbent paper for the excess oil to be absorbed.
![Prawn Dal Vadastep](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Prawn-dal-vada-step14_edited.jpg)
And yes the Prawn dal Vada is now ready to serve.
![Prawn Dal Vada](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Prawn-dal-vada-332_edited.jpg)
Yumm serve them with a cup of hot chai.
![Prawn Dal Vada](https://www.annslittlecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Prawn-dal-vada-33_edited.jpg)
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