Spinach Vada

Spinach Vada

Now here's a scrumptious vada for those who hate spinach and have vowed never to eat it. Before you argue with me about why you should eat spinach at all, let's run through some health benefits of spinach

-          Helps in weight loss

-          helps to stabilize blood glucose levels

-          great for your eyes and brains
-          rich in folic acid, a B class vitamin, essential for making red blood cells, synthesising and repairing DNA, and regulating cell metabolism

Pic Courtesy: Sanjana Kodical

 Ingredients

Spinach               - 1 cup

Green Chilies      - 2

Channa Dal         - 1/2 cup

Tuvar dal            - 2 tbsp

Urad dal              - 2 tbsp

Ginger                 - 1”

Hing                   - a pinch

Salt                      - to taste

Method:

Soak the dals in water for 4 hours.  Keep half the dal aside and grind the remaining with ginger, chili, hing and salt

Add the rest of the dal to the dal mixture and coarse grind for half a minute  

Add finely chopped spinach to the dal mixture and mix well

Heat a non-stick pan and spread 1 tbsp oil all over

Make small balls out of the dal mixture and flatten them

Place them on the non-stick pan

Cover the pan with a lid and let the vadas cook on slow flame till they turn crispy and golden brown

Flip them and cook on the other side

Serve hot

Don't forget, chana dal too has its health benefits:

-          is one of the richest source of proteins

-          is rich in copper and manganese