Beetroot Stuff Vada

This quick delicious protein vada will make you ask for more. Try this and let me know how you liked it. Please refer the notes for some hints.

 

Preparation Time : 20 minutes
Cooking Time : 10 minutes
Makes 8 vadas

Ingredients

For the cover

Beetroot - 1/2 cup, grated
Chick peas / Kabuli chana - 1/2 cup soaked and cooked
Garam Masala - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Ginger paste -1/2 tsp
Besan Flour - 1/4 cup
Maida - 4 tbsp

For the stuffing

Green Moong sprouts - 1/2 cup
Cashewnuts - 10
Raisins - 10
Chat Masala - 1 tsp
Chopped Coriander - 1 tbsp
Green Chillies - 4, chopped finely
Onion - 1, chopped finely
Salt - to taste

Oil for frying

Procedure

1. Mash the cooked chickpeas using a masher / in a mixie till smooth.
2. To this add the grated beetroot, and all the powders and mix well till you get a soft and smooth dough. 3. Set aside
4. Cook the moong sprouts partially / well, grind it coarsely with the cashewnuts, raisins and other ingredients.
5. Heat oil for frying.
6. Using the chickpeas dough, make a small cup, stuff a tsp of this mixture in the center and close it well. Shape them into slightly flat / oblong shapes.
7. Repeat it for all the vadas and fry them till brown on a medium flame.
8. Delicious beetroot protein vada is ready

Notes:

1. Instead of beetroot you could use any other vegetable also like, carrot / cabbage etc.
2. In case you want to make ahead the stuffing, do  not add salt, add it only before making, else it will start giving out water, because of onions.
3. In case the stuffing remains, you could always convert it into a sprouts sabzi. So there is not wastage. :)
4. In case you don't want to fry, make sure you cook the moong sprouts, particularly if you do not like the taste of raw moong sprouts.