Kannada
Uddina Vada (Medu Vada)
- Duration: 2 hours + 30 min
- Serves: 4 people
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Spice Level: Low
Trivia Tadka
Ingredients
- Urad dal (1 cup)
- Rice flour (chawal ka atta) (2 tbsp)
- Green chilli (hari mirchi), cut in pieces (1)
- Ginger (adrak) (1-inch piece)
- Fresh coconut (nariyal), grated (2 tbsp)
- Coriander leaves (hara dhania), chopped (2 tbsp)
- Curry leaves (kadipatta), chopped (8-10)
- Oil ( for deep frying)
- Salt (to taste)
Method
- Soak urad dal for not more than 2 hours in water.
- Grind the dal to a thick paste along with green chillies and ginger, using little or no water.
- Add rice flour, salt, coconut, coriander leaves and curry leaves to the batter, mix well.
- Heat oil in a kadhai.
- Shape a spoonful of batter with your hands into a small lemon-sized peda (ball).
- Deep fry the vadas on medium flame until golden brown.
- Serve with chutney and sambar.
