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Home » All recipes » Green Moong Dal Masala VADA

Green Moong Dal Masala VADA

Published: Sep 19, 2018 · Modified: Apr 4, 2020

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Green Moong dal Masala Vada recipe – Masala Vada is a savory fried snack form south India. These little fritters are eaten as snack or a side dish served with coconut chutney. Enjot these green moong dal masala vada with a cup of coffee or tea.

Vada is traditionally made with different lentils (legumes). The most popular ones are the chanaa dal vada or medhu vada (made with urad dal).

The recipe I am sharing today is made with green moong dal. Green Moong dal is combined with green chilly, cumin, onion, coconut and coriander and deep fried to give you a perfect crisp savory fritter. It’s a very popular street food and is equally popular during festivals and gatherings.

Few Health benefits of Green Moong dal –

Boots immunity and protects against infection

Helps Fight Cancer

Controls Cholesterol

Helps reduce weight.

Do try these protein packed recipes – green moong dal and steamed dumplings 

Few other Vada recipes & Bonda recipes in the blog –

chana dal and split moong dal vada
masala vada 
rava vada

rice bonda 

maida ponganalu

Green Moong Dal Masala Vada Recipe: 

 Ingredients:

  • Green Moong dal- 1 cup
  • Chana dal- one handful
  • Yellow moong dal- one handful
  • Green chilly- 3 to 5
  • Ginger – ½ inch piece
  • Small Red onion- 1 finely chopped
  • Cumin seed- ¼ th tsp
  • fresh coconut- 2 tbsps ( dry coconut should work too)
  • Finely chopped coriander leaves- 1 tbsp
  • Salt to taste and
  • Oil for deep frying

Procedure:

  • Soak the green moong dal over night or at least for six hours.
  • Soak the Chana dal and yellow moong dal for two to three hours.
  • After the dals are soaked for few hours, drain all the dals and put them in a food processor. Make sure there is absolutely no water in the dal.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients – cumin seeds, green chilly,ginger, coconut and coriander leaves.
  • Pulse it to get a coarse texture.
  • Remove and add the chopped onion and salt. Mix well.
  • Heat oil in a deep skillet to fry the vadas.
  • Take a golf ball size of the dal mixture and sligthly flatten them.
  • Deep fry the vada’s about 4 to 5 per batch in medium heat.
  • Fry till the masala vada is golden brown.
  • Repeat with the rest of the mixture.
  • Enjoy the crispy warm vada with a cup of hot coffee or tea.

Please Note:

  • Add the salt right before frying the vada’s, if not the the dal mixture will release water and the vada’s wll not be crispy.


How about some chai to go with the hot vada’s –  Masala Chai 

masala chai recipe

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More Deep Fried Recipes you may like- 

Rice Bonda

rice bonda or rice pakoda made with left over rice as evening snack

Maida Ponganalu 

Punugulu 

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Comments

  1. Ruchika Gupta

    March 01, 2014 at 9:12 pm

    Hi I have a question about the green moong dal. Is it the whole dal or split dal.

    Reply
    • Madhavi K

      March 02, 2014 at 5:28 am

      I used whole moong.

      Reply
  2. Pravina Parikh

    February 02, 2014 at 1:26 am

    Thank you for posting mouth watering recipe

    Reply
  3. dinnerfornone

    January 03, 2014 at 6:47 pm

    Hello Madhu, I’m going to make these tomorrow but my question is: how many “balls” will this recipe make? Thanks, Kiki

    Reply
    • Madhavi K

      January 03, 2014 at 8:00 pm

      It should give atleast 15 medium vada’s.

      Reply
  4. Divya Shivaraman

    April 26, 2013 at 2:56 am

    Crispy and yummy vada’s

    Reply
  5. techie2mom

    April 26, 2013 at 5:20 am

    Lovely!!! Perfect for rains…
    We make it only with Green moong daal and then skip onion and add garlic!! Hubby’s and mine favorite 🙂
    You have a nice blog…
    Following you..

    Reply
  6. Anu

    April 26, 2013 at 12:54 am

    They look very delicious! This is due for our next get together Madhu!

    Reply
  7. Anu

    April 26, 2013 at 12:53 am

    Looks Yummy! This is due for our next get together Madhu!

    Reply
  8. Sireesha Puppala

    April 25, 2013 at 6:42 pm

    Madhu yum yum nice clicks too:) nice dear

    Reply
  9. Priya Suresh

    April 25, 2013 at 9:46 pm

    Who will say no to these crispies, stunning and super addictive vadas.

    Reply
  10. Sebeena Loyd

    April 25, 2013 at 3:36 pm

    tempting vadas

    Reply
  11. Arthy Suman

    April 25, 2013 at 3:09 pm

    yummy yummy vada…

    Reply
  12. Sanoli Ghosh

    April 25, 2013 at 4:13 pm

    Toothsome vadas, would like to bite few……

    today’s post:
    http://sanolisrecipies.blogspot.in/2013/04/microwave-spicy-okra-bhindi-masala.html

    Reply

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