Monday 29 November 2010

Chickpeas & Bread Masal Vadai

Its too cold here also its getting dark everyday at 4pm, most of our snacks goes for hot cup of tea or coffee, finally after a long hesitation i prepared this chickpeas and bread masal vadai with some soaked chickpeas and stale bread slices..For my surprise this masal vadai turned out super crispy and delicious..We enjoyed having this crispy beauties with a hot cup of tea..Simple masal vadai goes prefect along with some spicy coconut chutney or else with rice dishes...Needless to say that from now there wont be stale breads anymore at home, am gonna try this masal vadai with different beans,yeah we loved this crispy vadai that much..Sending to Kid's Delight-Holiday Special hosted by Srivalli..

Chickpeas & Bread Masala Vadai

2cups Chickpeas (soaked overnite)
5nos Stale bread slices
2nos Onion (chopped)
2nos Green chillies (chopped)
1tsp Ginger (grated)
2nos Garlic cloves (crushed)
1/4tsp Fennel seeds (crushed)
5nos Curry leaves
Few Coriander leaves (chopped)
Salt
Oil

Drain the excess of the water from the chickpeas also soak the stale bread slices in water and squeeze out the excess of water.. Grind the chickpeas,bread slices coarsely without adding water, if its too hard to grind just springle few drops of water..now add the chopped onions, chopped green chillies,grated ginger, crushed garlic,chopped curry leaves, coriander leaves, crushed fennel seeds with enough salt to the grounded batter...

Heat the oil for deepfrying..make small balls from the vada batter and flatten them..drop gently the flattened vadais to the hot oil and fry until they turns golden brown..

49 Expert Thoughts:

Elisabeth said...

Priya-These are so yummy, almost reminds me of the Falaffel. Again, just love the spices you use. I will for sure put this recipe on my file to make.
Thanks for sharing, you're a sweetheart!

RV @ Food for 7 Stages said...

What a great twist to our usual masal vadas. Yumm..

Satrupa said...

Perfect for the chilled eve with chai !! Lovely Vadas ..... Yumm

Cheers,
Satrupa

http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

sinfullyspicy said...

These look perfectly crisp and nicely fried.One yum snack with a cup of tea!

Priya (elaichii) said...

I would love to have that now as it's cold and windy!

Angie's Recipes said...

They look fingerlicking!

Soumya said...

wow...crispy and delicious vadai...

Ananda Rajashekar said...

isn't that perfect for cold evening looks wonderful :)

Swathi said...

This masala vaada is really perfect Priya.

Krishnaveni said...

nice variation......looks so good and delicious

Smitha said...

thats a nice recipe...we could use extra chick peas anytime for this!..yum!

Santosh Bangar said...

CRISPY AND SPICY VADA . LITTLE VARIATION MAKEIT WONDERFUL

Foodie Ann said...

yum...and crispy....

HGourmet Foodie said...

I used to make the same vadai using Chana Dhal..My favourite snack..Ingredients look nice and spicy..Can you send me some over for a hot cup of tea:)

Gulmohar said...

It's so cold and windy here..Wish that plate full of vadai was not virtual ;-)lovely recipe Priya..

Cool Lassi(e) said...

I bet this was scrumptious. Look crispy and delicious!

Mrs K said...

What a fantastic treat to have with a hot cuppa chai on these cold nights and yes-You are so right,it gets dark & gloomy by 4:00 :( But again on the bright side I get to have my evening tea early:)

Alessandra said...

Fantastic!! I want to make these, I often make bread croquettes, but I never tried with chickpeas!

thank you

Alessandra

Mahimaa's kitchen said...

yummy.i have tried chick peas patties before. comes out very good. deep frying is also a good option. makes it taste even better.

foodzone said...

They look so crispy and delicious. Perfect for these cold winter evenings.

An Open Book said...

id love 2 have that and a cuppa on a cold winters day

savitha ramesh said...

wow u rock priya , this is the first time , i see a variation in masala vadai

Vittle me this... said...

love it!

cooking-with-thas said...

This reminds me of lentil (parippu) vada. Addition of bread is quite interesting, a perfect snack for tea time.

Sangi said...

very creative n simple way to use left over bread slices..

Gayu said...

The weather is so cold out here..I wish I could REALLY get a good bite of these yumm vadaas..

Gayu
http://ensamayalarangam.blogspot.com

Taste of Beirut said...

This reminds me of our local falafels! Love it!

notyet100 said...

perfect for winters,..:-)

Zoe said...

what a great way to get rid of "old" bread! They look delicious too :D

aipi said...

That appears to me a cross between a pakoda n a falafel...lovely flavors!

US Masala

Sharmilee! :) said...

Wow chana and bread in vadai...wonderful idea, will try for sure

indianspicemagic said...

Delicious vadai .... Love the addition on fennel seeds which gives aromatic flavours.

Premalatha Aravindhan said...

vadai luks perfect,gr8 idea!!!

Prathibha said...

They look really crispy....looks yumm

kitchen flavours said...

This looks good! Will be bookmarking this. Thank you!

SS blogs here said...

It's chilly everywhere and your vadai with hot chai do sound great! Cheers, Priya!

♥LOVE2COOK♥ said...

Unique masala vadai dear! Feel like having a bite now ;)

Kurinji said...

parkave supera erukku, perfect for eve snack.

Curry Leaf said...

Excellent vadais.Love chickpeas in vadas. Love ur recipe Priya

Shanthi said...

Perfect tea time snack

Vidhya said...

crispy vadais

Padhu said...

Perfect for this season !! Priya I used to wonder how u are able to post everyday and also motivate others with your lovely comments .

sweetartichoke.com said...

Lovely & tasty vadas! They are perfect for this cold and grey weather!

Veggie Hut said...

Yummy.. Wouls love them with a cup of tea..

GEETHA ACHAL said...

Looks so tempting and nice use of the leftover breads...Thanks for sharing..

Gayathri's Cook Spot said...

Vadas look so tasty..

S.Menaga said...

வடை பார்க்கும் போதே சாப்பிட தோனுது,நல்ல மொறுமொறுன்னு இருக்கு...

jeyashrisuresh said...

Great way of making vadai with bread and chickpeas. Very yummy

Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal said...

Wow, what a lovely combo and crunchy looking vadai.