* ½ Red onion cut into small pieces
    * 3 green chilies
    * 1tsp Ginger
    * 1/2tsp sweet cumin
    * 2tsp Cilantro
    * A little of Hing Powder

To Grind:

    * 1 cup of Chana Dal (Soaked for 2hrs)
    * 3 Red chilies
    * Salt to taste

Grind the Chana Dal, Red Chilies with Salt in a blender or a food
processor without adding  water. Don’t grind them into a paste.
Grind them coarsely. Remove the batter in a vessel.  Finally add
the ingredients (Red onions, green chilies, ginger, sweet cumin,
cilantro and hing). Mix them together. Make a round shape with
your hands running through the edges. Drop the vada into the oil.
Deep fry them in hot oil until they are golden brown. The whole
recipe will take about 20 minutes.

Serve with Coconut chutney or sambhar or tomato sauce.