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urad dal

🥗Healthier: moong dal

💰Cheaper: split peas

Moong dal is lighter and easier to digest.

oil for frying

🥗Healthier: air fryer

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Air frying reduces oil usage and calories.

onion

🥗Healthier: scallions

💰Cheaper: leeks

Scallions add flavor with fewer calories.

ginger

🥗Healthier: ginger paste

💰Cheaper: dried ginger

Ginger paste is convenient and still flavorful.

Soak 1 cup of urad dal for 4 hours.

Discard the water from the soaked dal.

Add 1/4 cup of water little by little and grind to a thick, fluffy batter.

Refrigerate the batter for about 2 hours to cool it down.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1 finely chopped medium onion, 2 finely chopped green chilies, and curry leaves to the batter; mix well.

Heat oil for deep frying on medium flame.

Take a small portion of the batter, dab a little water, and shape it into a donut form with a hole in the center.

Gently slide the shaped vada into the hot oil.

Turn the vada at intervals for even cooking until golden brown.

Remove the vadas from the oil and serve hot with coconut chutney.

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