Paruppu Vada / Chana Dal Fritter is a famous South Indian tea-time snack. Here I show you how to make these in a healthy version using an Airfryer. The chana dal fritter is a protein-rich, vegan, and gluten-free snack you can have any given day. I love to have these vada with a hot cup of tea.
Air Fried Paruppu Vada
When I received the Air Fryer, the first thing I wanted to try was Parippu Vada/ Chana Dal Fritter as it is one of my favorite snacks. But haven’t made it for a long time as my husband was not fond of deep-fried ones. So I made Paruppu vada this time with not more than 1 Tsp of oil. So my husband is happy and me happy. One thing with Air Fried Paruppu Vada is, that you can’t expect it as the same as a deep-fried one. But I would definitely say, it’s crispy.
How to make paruppu vada in an Air fryer
The first step in making Paruppu Vada is soaking the Dal. Soak Chana dal for 1 – 2 hours. Then grind it with ginger and green chili with no water. Do not grind smoothly. Few dals should be visible. Add other ingredients and air fry to the preheated air fryer. I brushed the vadas before air frying.
What I understood is preheating an Air fryer helps the dish cook crisper. So preheat for 2 minutes. I cooked Paruppu vada at 400 Deg F for 15 minutes flipping the vadas twice in between. You don’t have to babysit as you do in deep frying. When it’s done you can hear the click sound of the timer. Healthy air-fried vadas are done.
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Paruppu vada recipe with step-wise pictures
Ingredients
Onions – 1/4 Cup Finely chopped
Coriander leaves/ Cilantro – As Required Chopped
Fennel seeds – 1/4 teaspoon
Salt – as required
Oil – 1 tsp to brush
To Grind Coarsely
Chana Dal/ Kadala Parupu – 1/2 Cup Soaked for 1 -2 hrs
Green Chili – 2
Ginger – 1/4 inch piece
Method
- Grind all the ingredients under ‘To grind’ coarsely without water. Few dals can be visible.
- Remove it to a bowl.
- Add other ingredients except for oil to the ground dal.
- Mix it with your hands. Take a small lime-sized portion and flatten it slightly in your palm. Transfer it to the plate.
- Repeat with the remaining dal mixture. Brush all the vadas with oil.
- Set the air fryer for 400 Deg F. Preheat for 2 minutes.
- Arrange the vadas in the air fryer basket. Do not crowd the basket. Leave little space between the vadas for air circulation. Mine did occupy 5 vadas in one batch. ( Depends on the size of the vadas)
- Slide the basket into the Air fryer and set the time to 15 minutes. Flip the vadas twice to get it cooked crisp.
- Once the timer ends, remove vadas from the basket. So it doesn’t get overcooked.
- Repeat till you are done with all vadas. Serve warm with your favorite chutney.
NOTES
- The given quantity of ingredients is sufficient to make 8 – 10 vadas depending on the size.
- I found that pre-heating the air fryer helps to cook the dish crisp.
- The vada stayed crisp for more than 5 -6 hours as I made these in the afternoon and my husband had it in the evening.
- Adjust spice by adding or reducing green chili.
- Do not expect the deep-fried result in air-fried dishes.
Paruppu Vada/ Chana Dal Fritters
Ingredients
- 1/4 Cup Onions Finely Chopped
- Coriander Leaves/ Cilantro As required
- 1/4 Tsp Fennel Seeds
- Salt As Required
- Oil To Brush
To Grind Coarsely
- 1/2 Cup Chana Dal/ Kadala Paruppu Soaked for 1 -2 Hrs
- 2 Nos Green Chili
- 1/4 Inch Ginger
Instructions
- Grind all the ingredients under ‘To grind’ coarsely without and water. Few Dals can be visible.
- Remove it to a bowl.
- Add other ingredients except oil to the ground dal.
- Mix it with your hands. Take a small lime sized portion and flatten it slightly in your palm. Transfer it to the plate.
- Repeat with the remaining dal mixture. Brush all the vadas with oil.
- Set the air fryer for 400 Deg F. Pre heat for 2 minutes.
- Arrange the vadas in the air fryer basket. Do not crowd the basket. Leave little space between the vadas for the air circulation. Mine did occupy 5 vadas in one batch. ( Depends on the size of the vadas)
- Slide the basket into the Air fryer and set time to 15 minutes. Flip the vadas twice to get it cooked crisp.
- Once the timer ends, remove vadas from the basket. So it doesn’t gets over cooked.
- Repeat till you done with all vadas. Serve warm with your favorite chutney.
Notes
- The given quantity of ingredients is sufficient t make 8 – 10 vadas depending on the size.
- I found pre heating the air fryer helps to cook the dish crisp.
- The vada stayed crisp for more than 5 -6 hours as I made these in afternoon and my husband had it in the evening.
- Adjust spice by adding or reducing green chili.
- Do not expect the deep fried result in air fried dishes.
Nutrition
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Air fryer parippu vada is wonderful idea I am going to try this break. Thanks for sharing this.
You are welcome. Hope you enjoy it.
Crispy and soft at the same time. Guilt-free thanks to the air fryer. 🙂
Thank you
i made it. it came out so perfectly
Thank you so much for your feedback.
This looks so tempting , especially now that it’s evening tea time here 🙂 Gorgeous pictures.
Thank you dear.
I made the vadas following the recipe. Came out good and even my picky husband liked it.
I will definitely make it again.
Thank you so much for your feedback.
Tried it today.. Vadai is nice and crispy.. Well cooked inside! Thank you for the recipe
Thank you so much for trying and glad you liked it. Thank you for sharing your feedback.
Thanks for the delicious healthy recipe Lathiya.I didn’t have the coriander leaves so enhanced the flavor by adding chopped curry leaves.
Thank you so much for trying. Am so happy that you liked it. The addition of curry leaves should have enhanced the taste.
Paruppu vadai looks just prefect to munch without any fuss particularly after being prepared using air-fryer here. Lovely share dear
Thank you 😊
Absolute favourite always, your pictures are tempting me. Thanks for sharing about a brand of air fryer. I have been planning to buy one, will definitely check this brand too.
Thank you Praneetha,Definitely do check this brand.
Looks so crispy and delicious. I wish I could grab few right now.
Thank you 😊
Vada looks so tasty and healthy. I too have air fryer but never tried making vadas in it . Now definitely going to try . Thanks for sharing
Thank you Pavani..Hope you give a try
These look scrumptious, just like the traditional ones. Hands down one of the superb products I guess! Very useful.
Absolutely Nisha..I loved the air fryer.Thank you
Chana daal vada looks good as fried ones and sounds so delicious and tasty. Making them in an air-fryer must be much fun at the same time cutting down on extra calories.
True..I was skeptical initially but loved the results. Thank you Jagruti