Snacks - Dal Vada, Onion Pakora, Soya Cutlets

My family members always prefer to have some snacks with their evening tea . Now that my summer holidays are on I try to make some quick snacks like pakoras or vadas. Yesterday I made some Dal Vadas with Masoor Dal or Red Lentils . Here is a picture of Masoor Dal or Red Lentils,  I just downloaded from Google Images:

Soak around 2 cups of Masoor Dal in 2 cups of water for 3 - 4 hours. After that grind this into a coarse paste. Add salt, red chilly powder, chopped green chillies, turmeric powder, 2 small onions chopped, a little garlic paste and a little ginger paste to taste.One may use chopped coriander leaves too. Heat oil and deep fry into small vadas. Serve with sauce or chutney. This is really a good evening snack. Hope you like it. Wishing happiness, Moushumi Sengupta

Onion Pakora
 Made some onion vada this evening. This too is very easy. Cut the onion. Mix with some Chickpea flour or besan. Add salt, chopped green chillies. Add very little water. Deep fry. In bengal this is a very favourite snack and usually had with puffed rice or Muri.

 

And with sauce and chutney:

Soya Granule Cutlets

The other day I bought a pack of Soya granules:

And made some cutlets out of them:

The recipe is the same as my post on keema cutlets. the granules are to be boiled with a little salt for a couple of minutes and rinsed in cold water. Drain off the water. Add salt , pepper, vinegar, tomato sauce, garlic paste all to taste. Add a couple of bread slices. Shape into cutlets. Dust bread crumbs over them. keep in refrigerator for a couple of hours for the flavour to be soaked. Fry . Serve hot.
Hoping to make a few more items these holidays. Wishing happiness to all. Moushumi Sengupta