Dal Aloo Vada is our way of making Aloo Vada healthier and still as tasty as possible. These are protein rich and can be enjoyed hot with any dip or green chutney. We loved stuffing potato inside but you can make it full protein with adding paneer and little cheese too. Have tried that combination for my son and must say that too was a hit.
Appe pan is a savior for lot of us. While many folks use air fryer but I am yet to understand it more.So still sticking to appe pans which also consume minimal oil and give us amazing recipes too. Also the outer crust comes out to be so crusty. You can also pack these for tiffin or make them as quick fix evening snacks. We however enjoyed this when it was raining a lot along with a cup of hot ginger tea. Choice is yours as long as you can enjoy this.
Once you have tried this healthy Dal Aloo Vada recipe, you can check more of my appe pan recipes here.
Dal Aloo Vada
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp Toor Dal
- 4 tbsp Whole Masoor Dal
- 4 tbsp Chana Dal
- 4 tbsp Split Moong Dal
- 2 tbsp Ginger Paste
- 2 tbsp Garlic Paste
- 1 Green Chilli
- 1 tbsp Cumin Powder
- 1 tbsp Jaggery Powder
- 1 tbsp Aamchur
- 1 tbsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Pav Bhaji Masala
- 1 Chopped Onion
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 tbsp Fresh Coriander
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 4 Boiled Potatoes
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
Instructions
Soak all dals for 60 mins.
Mash all the potatoes and heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and let cumin seeds crackle.
Add chopped onions and 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and saute. Next add mashed potatoes and salt along with pav bhaji masala and cook well .
In the end add chopped coriander and 1 tbsp lemon juice and put of the flame and let this cool.
Make a paste of all dals with ginger , garlic paste, green chilli, jaggery, aamchur, salt, cumin powder and keep aside.
Now make very small balls of potatoes , these should be have diameter of 1.5 cm and heat your appe pan.
Now brush some oil in the grooves of appe pan and add 1 tbsp of dal batter and then dip one ball each in the grooves. Remember the ball should sink in a little bit and then take some more batter and cover it up.
This will give you idea how big/small your potato ball should be. The batter should full cover the ball. Now cover the appe pan and let it cook till its crispy and then you can turn it around.
Sprinkle some oil to cook it uniform and once its done from all sides you can serve it with any dip or chutney or even dahi.