swap_horiz Parippu Vada Alternatives

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Thayir Vadai

Thayir Vadai is a Tamil snack made from urad dal (black lentils) simmered into a dough then deep-fried. It’s served chil...

Snack South Indian Yogurt Tamil

8.8 Great

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Chana Dal Halwa

Chana Dal Halwa is an Indian sweet dish crafted primarily from cooked chana dal (split chickpeas), clarified butter (ghe...

Indian Dessert Sweet Festive

8.8 Great

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Ambode

Ambode is a classic lentil fritter from Karnataka, India, made using split chickpeas and frequently incorporating split...

Snack Fried Fritter Karnataka

8.7 Great

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Sambar vada

Sambar vada are deep-fried lentil doughnuts made from urad dal (black lentils) and rice flour. They are a traditional So...

Breakfast Snack South Indian Urad Dal

8.7 Great

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Dahi bhalla

Dahi bhalla consists of deep-fried lentil dumplings, traditionally made from black gram (urad dal), served submerged in...

Snack Yogurt North Indian Chaat

8.6 Great

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Handvo

Handvo is a savory vegetable cake originating from Gujarat, India, made from a fermented batter of rice and mixed lentil...

Snack Baked Gujarati Mixed Lentil

8.5 Great

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Vospov kofte

Vospov kofte is an Armenian dish featuring a flavorful patty made primarily from red lentils and bulgur wheat. Tradition...

Snack Armenian Meze Bulgur

8.5 Great

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Isso wade

Isso wade is a savory Sri Lankan dish consisting of spiced lentils formed into a deep-fried fritter. It’s traditionally...

Street Food Snack Sri Lankan Shrimp

8.4 Great

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Khaman

Khaman is a savory steamed lentil dish originating from Gujarat. It’s made with a fermented chickpea batter resulting in...

Chickpea Savory Snack Gujarati

8.3 Great

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Dhal vadai

Dhal vadai is a savory snack originating from South Asia particularly prominent in Sri Lankan and Tamil culinary traditi...

Street Food Snack South Indian Sri Lankan

8.2 Great

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Kuzhi paniyaram

Kuzhi paniyaram is a traditional Tamil lentil dish featuring small, dome-shaped dumplings. It’s made by steaming a mixtu...

Breakfast Snack Tamil Dumpling

8.2 Great

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Molagootal

Molagootal is a traditional lentil stew originating in Palakkad, Kerala. This dish features a creamy base created with c...

Main Coconut Kerala Lentil

8.1 Great

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Bara

Bara is a traditional Nepali lentil dish originating in Newari culture. It consists of a savory pancake crafted from coa...

Pancake Snack Nepali Black Lentil

8.1 Great

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Mishti chholar dal

Mishti chholar dal is a sweet Bengali chana dal, notable for pairing split Bengal gram with coconut or raisins at puja a...

Main Sweet Bengali Bangladeshi

8.0 Great

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Rasam vada

Rasam vada is a South Indian lentil fritter served in rasam, notable for combining medu vada with the peppery tamarind b...

Breakfast Snack South Indian Urad Dal

8.0 Great

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Yemisir sambusa

Yemisir sambusa is an Ethiopian lentil-filled fried pastry, notable as a meatless version of sambusa eaten during Orthod...

Pastry Ethiopian Snack Fried

7.8 Good

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Lentil samosa

Lentil samosa is a triangular pastry filled with spiced lentils, notable as a South Asian snack adapted from the older s...

Pastry South Asian Snack Fried

7.7 Good

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Lentil sambusa

Lentil sambusa is a Horn of Africa pastry filled with spiced lentils, notable in Ethiopian and Eritrean fasting meals th...

Pastry Snack East African Fried

7.6 Good

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Lentil brik

Lentil brik is a Tunisian-style filled pastry, notable as a meatless variant of brik using malsouka pastry and a spiced...

Tunisian Pastry Snack Fried

7.4 Good

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Lentil falafel

Lentil falafel is a falafel variant using lentils instead of chickpeas or fava beans, notable as a legume fritter in Mid...

Street Food Snack Fried Lentils

6.8 Fair