Green Chilli Bajjis (ಮೆಣಸಿನಕಾಯಿ ಬೋಂಡ)

This is one of the favourite snacks of our family, we are ready to eat this at any time.  Sometimes when I am feeling bored or in a bad mood, eating this snack makes me feel good.  It is the good mood snack......try this.

Ingredients:

1 Cup Gram Flour (Besan)

Pinch of Baking Soda

1/4 teaspoon Ajwain(Bishops Weed)

1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder

Salt to taste

Oil to fry (Vegetable/Peanut oil)

• Mix Gram flour, Ajwain, baking soda, red chilli powder, salt and half to one cup of water thoroughly into a thick batter (like dosa/pancake batter consistency). 
• Heat the oil in a frying pan, dip chillies one by one in the batter and drop them in a hot oil gently and deep fry them till golden brown colour.
• Serve hot with Coriander Chutney.

Maddur Vada (ಮದ್ದೂರು ವಡೆ )

MaddurVada is one of the delicious and popular snacks from Karnataka, South India.  Madduru is a taluk situated in Mandya District.  This place is famous for this delicious snack Maddur Vada.  If you have traveled by train from Bangalore to Mysore you will find this Snack being sold at  the Railway Station. 

Maddur Vada is a deep fried crispy snack prepared with the mixture of Rice Flour,Rava (Peni Rava), All Purpose Flour ,onions and Indian spices.The outer crust is crisp,tastes great and is generally eaten as a snack.It can be eaten as it is or served with  coriander chutney  It goes well with masala chai or Coffee. 

Ingredients:

1 Cup Rice Flour

1 Cup Rava (Peni Rave)

1 Cup All Purpose Flour ( Maida )

3 medium sized onions

4 to 5 green Chillies

7 to 8 Curry leaves

Salt to taste

3 tbsp of Butter

oil to fry

1. Take 3 tbsp of butter and a pinch of salt, mix thoroughly till the butter dissolves. 

2. Add all the flours,  finely chopped onions, green chillies, curry leaves and salt . Add water as you mix and make a dough.

3.  Make small lemon-sized balls and pat it and flatten it on oil paper and deep fry until golden brown.

Masala And Plain Vadas- Ambode (ಆಂಬೋಡೆ)

Masala vadas are popular South Indian snack, prepared with Bengal gram lentil (Channa dal). The outer layer is crisp and tastes great, This can be eaten with Coriander chutney.

Ingredients:

1 cup yellow gram (chana) dal
1/2 cup onion finely chopped
3-4 green chillies finely chopped
2-3 garlic cloves
2 tsp of finely cut fresh coconut pieces
1/2 cup mint leaves finely chopped
5-6 curry leaves
1" Ginger, cut into small pieces
pinch of asafoetida
Salt
Oil for frying

• Wash and soak dal for 3-4 hours. Drain.
• Keep 2 tbsp of dal aside, grind the rest coarsely.
• Mix all other ingredients, including whole dal.
• Heat oil, make pattie shaped rounds with moist palm.
• Fry first one side then the other till golden brown.
• Serve hot with Coriander Chutney

Plain Vadas are simpler version of Masala vada. When you are lazy to cut vegetables or you don't have the necessary ingredients, no need to get disappointed , you can still make tasty vadas, find the recipe below

Ingredients:

1 cup yellow gram (chana) dal
3-4 green chillies finely chopped
5-6 curry leaves
pinch of asafoetida
Salt
Oil for frying

• Follow the same preperation steps as Masala Vada and serve hot with Coriander Chutney

Both Masala and Plain vadas goes well with Masala Chai and also it is good to eat with Sambar rice and rasam rice.