Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Low fat Split Chick Pea & Cabbage Fritters(Purple Cabbage vadai in paniyaram pan)

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Which your most frequently used kitchen gadget/utensil?  I use my vitamix, pressure cooker and third in the order is Aebleskiver Pan or Danish Cake Pan or the Payiram Pan. I absolutely love fried food, anybody doesn’t here? But when frying lot of nutrients gets lost and also I use coconut oil for all frying and I don't reuse the fried oil. Because of all the wastage involved, some how, don’t get the motivation to fry at all.
When you don’t want to fry, this Aebleskiver pan comes really handy as a substitute for pan frying and you can almost match the taste to some extent. I used Channa Dal(Split Chick Pea) which is very high in protein and very low in glycemic index.  No frying involved, quick to make, high in protein and low in glycemic index, to top it all tastes great. This is a perfect snack for any one to try. If you do, let me know how you liked it.
Preparation Time – 15 Minutes
Cooking Time – 20 to 25 Minutes
Makes around 16-18
Ingredients
Split Chick Peas(Channa Dal) – 1 Cup
Asafoetida – Small piece
Salt – 1 Tsp
Red dry chili – 2 or to taste
Finely chopped purple cabbage – 1 Cup
Coconut Oil – 2 Tbsp
Method
1) Soak the split chick peas for 2-3 hours. Drain and reserve 1 Tbsp of the soaked dal and grind the rest into smooth paste after adding salt, asafoetida, red chili and little bit of water. The batter should be thick and you should be able to spoon it, without pouring it.
2) To the ground paste, add the chopped purple cabbage, reserved split chick peas and mix thoroughly.
3) Heat the paniyaram pan in medium heat and once it is hold, add little bit of coconut oil in each one of the groove and then spoon t Tbsp of batter into each one of the groove and cover and cook for 3-4 minutes.
4) Once one side is cooked and slightly browned,  flip it and cook on the other side. At this time if you want it little bit more crispier add few drops of oil in each one of the groove.
5) After both the sides are cooked, remove and serve hot with chutney.
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33 comments:

Raji said...

I too love my ableskiever pan to make vadas and koftas. Your vadais look absolutely cute and I really like the addition of purple cabbage in it.

Kalpana Sareesh said...

simple but yummy looking fritters.

Sum said...

What a healthy alternative! I must try it too....

Ms.Chitchat said...

Tempting fritters,loved the addition of purple cabbage.

Priya said...

Wat a super tempting,guilt free fritters..

faseela said...

wow.thats really loveli fritters...superb

Prathima Rao said...

wow...tempting!!!
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Anjali Bapna Shukla said...

Superb! I don't have this magic pan though but will either buy one or find an alternative so not to miss on these lovely Vadai... :)

Ramya said...

What a healthy and yummy snack..I am sure gona try this:-)

maha said...

yummy tempting fritters...superb

jeyashrisuresh said...

guilt free snack to mucnh with a hot cup of coffee. Love the addition of purple cabbage

Ramya said...

healthy and nice vada..i was thinking of making bonda in paniyaram pan to avoid deep frying

Kalyani's Platter said...

healthy and delicious fritters ........

divya said...

Wow...that looks yummy..!!!

Indulge said...

I am on a mission to buy this magic pan. I think appe pan will do the same work, but I have none. Will somehow try to get that from back home. IF this kind of frying will work, I can enjoy fritters anytime and season.
Love Ash

Julie said...

awesome healthy fritters..yummy!

Erivum Puliyum

Torviewtoronto said...

looks wonderful

Alpana said...

Very healthy snack.......BTW I tried your almond & coconut cookies.....they taste divine. Thanks for sharing your healthy recipes.

The Yogi Vegetarian said...

That looks so yummy! What's an Aebleskiver pan? It sounds great. I have my favourite kitchen gadgets too; The most used would be blender and grinder (more than once a day most days)but I have a wonderful old gadget which makes pies; you just put the pastry in, add the filling then the lid and close it up for a few minutes. It seals and bakes the pies to a very professional finish. Brilliant for using up leftovers!
btw I did write you but now I lost your email adress so can't check if I got it right :/

sangee vijay said...

interesting and healthy snack,looks so yummy!!
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Uma said...

Frying sinful snacks in paniyaram pan is really a useful and healthy idea. Looks very Yummy!

Kaveri said...

Healthy and delicious treats..bookmarking it.

Vardhini said...

I use the pan a lot too .. purple cabbage adds a nice color. Thx for linking to the event.

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Vidhya said...

This fritters looks so tempting.Perfect for this cold weather.

hemalata said...

Yummy snack,looks so delicious n mouthwatering presentation too....

hemalata said...

Yummy snack,looks so delicious n mouthwatering presentation too....

Archana said...

wow. looks delicious.

Miriam said...

I love fritters! Thanks for another great recipe :), Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters

Now Serving said...

These look absolutely delicious Sadhana :) Would love to try some -
only Do check the word Paniyaram in the title dear! cheers, priya

Sobha Shyam said...

yummy and healthy fritters..

MegSmith @ Cooking.In.College said...

Wow these look really unique and delicious!

Priya Sreeram said...

cabbage vadai in paniyaram pan is superb- healthy way of snacking; thanks a lot for linking it to my event !

Mahi said...

Vadai looks cute n healthy! :)

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