Keerai Vadai / Spinach Vadai

Keerai Vadai / Spinach Vadai is a very popular evening snacks in south india.. It can be prepared either with urad dal or channa dal or masala vadai too.. I have a pleasent memories with this vada when I was 9th std, there is a tea stall near my school they prepare hot Bajji, Bonda, Methu Vadai and this keerai vadai, I enjoyed this keerai vadai with my friends, it was awesome and I couldn't forget the taste still now.. 

Now - a - days kids don't like spinach, so we plan to make this keerai vadai, Keerai Cutlet, Keerai Rice and many more.. This can be long time I planning to make spinach vadai to my kids, so I tried this vada for first time, it comes out well, so crispy, delicious and main thing my loved it.. 

So I hope that you must try thie recipe and let me know how it's turns out from you...

Preparation Time : 15 mins

Soaking time : 2 hours

Makes - 12 vadas

Recipe Cuisine - South Indian

Recipe Category - Evening Snacks..

INGREDIENTS :

Spinach / Keerai - 1 cup (any greens)

Channa dal - 1 cup

Onion - 1 (chopped finely)

Ginger - 1 inch piece (chopped finely)

Green chilli - 1 (chopped finely)

Feenel seeds - 1 tspn

Asafoetida - a pinch

Rice flour - 1 1/2 tbspn

Salt - as needed

Coconut oil - for frying

METHOD :

• Soak channa dal for 2 hours, drain the water and grind it into a coarsely mixture..
• Wash the chopped greens well and keep aside..
• Transfer the channa dal into a bowl and add in feenel seeds, rice flour, asafoetida, salt, onion, chilli, ginger and mix well.
• Then add in chopped greens and give it a good mix..
• Then cheack for salt and shape the dough in to a small balls..
• Heat a pan with coconut oil to smoke..
• Now take one ball of dough and flatten it lightly into vada and drop them into the oil..
• Drop the vada one by one and cook it medium flame for even sooking..
• Flip the vadas and cook for few mins and cook on the other side..
• Take them out and drain it in tissue paper..
• Make them in batch and serve hot with a cup of filter coffee or tea..
• Enjoy..

PICTORIAL :

Take all your ingredients

Soak the channa dal in water for 2 hours

Now it soaked well

Drain the water completely

Take them in a blender

Make it a coarsely mixture

Remove it to a bowl

Add in feenel seeds

Add in rice flour

Add inasafoetida

Add in salt

Add in onion, chilli, ginger

Give it a good mix

Add in fresh chopped greens

Now time to mix well

Now it's done

Take a smal portion of dough

Roll it into a ball

Place it on the plate

All are done

Take one ball and place it in your palm

Flatten it lightly

Heat a pan with oil

Drop it one by one

Let it cook for few mins

Flip it and cook it medium flame

Now it's almost done

Take it away from the oil

Drain it tissue paper

Serve hot with coffee or tea

Looks yummy

Enjoy..