I don’t make deep fried food very often, reason one being health concious and secondly I don’t like frying, after doing it I don’t like eating them. But I don’t mind eating it once in a while made be others.
When I get huge cravings to eat some spicy fried food, I can’t help but try and make it little healthy by adding spinach and lentils. So over the last weekend I made some Halasandekalu vade(black-eye peas) and spinach (soppu) vada.
I’ll send this as my entry to Mansi’s Fun & Food for Monthly Mingle-Appetizers & Hors’Doeuvres.
Ingredints required
- Black-eye peas – 1 cup (soaked for 2 hours in water)
- Red onion- 1 meduim chopped finely
- Spinach – 1/2 cup chopped( I used frozen)
- Cilantro leaves-1/4 cup chopped
- Green chillies- 3 or more chopped
- Ginger- 2″ peice chopped
- Red chilli powder- 1 tsp
- Salt to taste.
- Peanut oil for deep frying.
- Soak peas in 3 cups of water for 2 hours. Drain all the water and grind it to course paste.
- If using fresh spinach chop and add. Since i used frozen i thawed and squeeze water out of it and then used it.
- Add all the above chopped vegggies mix well. Add chilli powder and salt to taste.
- Heat oil on medium-high heat and fry them in batches of 3-4 at a time, till golden brown on both sides.
Enjoy !
June 5, 2008 at 1:00 pm
I am like yout oo, avoiding frying as much as possible:) but sometimes you just crave it so much!! these vadas look great:) thanks so much for sharing it with us at MM!:)
June 5, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Hi,’
nice try……
by the way where do we get black-eye peas????
never heard of them before…..
check out my blog at:
http://raajis-kitchen.blogspot.com/
June 6, 2008 at 12:33 am
halasande vade mastagi ide Madhu. ee sarthi madbeku antha idini. Nimma veg cutlet recipe bahala chennagi banthu.
June 6, 2008 at 4:52 am
awesome!!!soo crispy and delicious..loved it..
June 6, 2008 at 5:59 am
Tempting vadas
June 6, 2008 at 9:52 am
Oh Halasandekalu Vade, healthy nice snack
June 6, 2008 at 12:53 pm
that looks yummy madhu!
June 7, 2008 at 4:15 am
Looks delicious Madhu, very crispy. It’s so hot here now, I don’t even feel like cooking but have to do it veruday!:)
June 9, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Hi Madhu,
Thanks for another tasty recipe! I tried it today, my husband and me loved it. It is very innovative to include healthy ingredients like Halasandekalu and Spinach.
Try adding some sabakki soppu (Dill leaves). It adds some more flavour to this already tasty recipe.
God bless you dear!
June 17, 2008 at 9:52 pm
wow thanx for another tasty snack
June 18, 2008 at 1:36 pm
These look a lovely treat! Nice picture for click. 🙂
June 20, 2008 at 1:41 pm
I avoid frying too but sometimes cravings win. Right? It is healthier though because of the spinach and the beans.
July 4, 2008 at 4:20 am
Madhu first time here this is nice recipe will give it a try.
July 15, 2008 at 9:54 am
Well, anybody who follows/pretends to follow 😉 a ‘diet’ needs to indulge once in a while 🙂 This is a great ‘vegetarian’ way to do it 🙂 It still has tons of nutrients in it. Thanks for the recipe 🙂
July 26, 2008 at 8:45 am
Just the thing to munch on during rainy days which are abundant here in S. florida….great recipe
July 30, 2008 at 8:03 am
I feel the same about fried foods. They’re messy to make and cause a great amount of guilt and remorse after indulging in them. At least this recipe you’ve posted is full of nutritious ingredients 😉 Thanks so much!
August 18, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Hi,
Where r u these days? Plz post some new reciepes ..
– Bharathi
August 28, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Hey i know this dish it really very good. My hubby likes it very much
September 19, 2008 at 1:04 pm
wow! thats a new recipe for me!
September 28, 2008 at 12:07 pm
that is a recipe for me tooo 🙂
looove fritters. these look really colorful, yum!
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