Andhra Style Multi Lentil Garelu (Vada Recipe)

Swapnasunil

February 3, 2017

2429 Ratings

Time:Prep: 5h 0m|Cook: 30 M|Total: 5h 30min

Makes:10 Servings

Meal:South Indian Breakfast

Cuisine:Andhra

Andhra Style Multi Lentil Garelu is a vada recipe made of urad dal, chana dal and moong dal. It is a traditional Telangana recipe made on the eve of Sankranti/Pongal. This wholesome dish can be had along with sambar for breakfast or as a snack during tea time.

Traditionally, Andhra Style Multi Lentil Garelu (Vada Recipe) is served to be dunk in Kheer along with other traditional dishes during lunch.

If you like this recipe, explore our other vada recipes as well

Traditionally, Andhra Style Multi Lentil Garelu (Vada Recipe) is served to be dunk in Kheer along with other traditional dishes during lunch.

If you like this recipe, explore our other vada recipes as well

Ingredients

To Be Soaked For 4-5 Hours

1/2 Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal)

1/2 Yellow Moong Dal (Split)

1/2 White Urad Dal (Split)

1/2 Rice flour

Other ingredients

3/4 Whole Wheat Flour

8 to 9 Green Chillies

5 to 6 Coriander (Dhania) Leaves

2 Curry leaves

2 Ginger

Water, as required

Salt, to taste

Oil, for deep frying

Instructions for Andhra Style Multi Lentil Garelu (Vada Recipe)

To prepare Andhra Style Multi Lentil Garelu (Vada Recipe), dry grind the dals coarsely and add rice flour. Mix thoroughly.

Add enough water and make a thick vada/garelu batter along with ginger and green chillies in a grinder.

Add salt, chopped curry leaves, coriander leaves and wheat flour to the prepared batter. Adjust water only if required. The batter needs to be really thick like dough to shape them.

Heat oil in a deep frying pan.

Apply a little oil on to a parchment or butter paper, take a golf ball sized dough, pat with your fingers on the greased parchment paper to make disc and make a hole in center.

Carefully drop it in hot oil and fry till beautiful golden on both sides, flipping them as required. Repeat to make other garelus.

Drain excess oil on a kitchen towel.

Serve Andhra Style Multi Lentil Garelu with Chutney.