Medu vada

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MEDU VADA 

Medu vada is a south Indian round  disc shaped fritters made of 'urad dal' (black gram). 

 This is a popular food item in South Indian and Sri Lankan tamil cuisines,  which is normally served for breakfast or snack. 

This is one of the easiest snack to prepare. The main ingredients are urad dal & rice. 

Urad dal is richest source of proteins & vitamin b. And also essential  for kids growth.  

Since my childhood this is one of my favourite snack. In my home town, whenever we go to veg restaurant, I always prefer this medu vada or 'masala dosa'. 

Recalling my childhood memories, I started to prepare with this recipe &  it's awesome... My kids too love this. 

Normally, medu vada is served for breakfast in almost every South Indian restaurants. They used to serve with 'sambar' (vegetable gravy) or Coconut chutney. It's very tasty &  crispy. But we prepare this as an easy &  quick snack in our homes. 

preparation of medu vada

Usually, medu vada is made by soaking urad dal (black gram)  &  grinding into thick batter , and small doughnut shaped fried dumplings are made with this batter. 

It has soft & fluffy texture inside and crispy texture outside. 

Serving tips 

Try to serve immediately after fried, so you can feel the crispy & perfect vada. 

This goes well with coconut chutney, or even with mint-coriander chutney, and also with 'sambar' ( veg gravy). 

This recipe will give you the same restaurant style  perfect crispy & fluffy medu vada. Do try this recipe, enjoy with your family and this may take you back to memories.... 

Soaking time :4-5 hrs

Preparation time - 10 minutes 

Cooking time :20 minutes 

Ingredients :-

• Urad dal - 1cup (soaked) 
• Cooked Rice - 1/2 cup
• Rice flour - 2tblsp
• Green chilly - 2 chopped 
• Ginger -  1 inch piece 
• Curryleaf - 2 tplsn chopped
• Coriander leaf - 2 tblsp chopped 
• Cumin powder- 1/2 tsp
• Water -  as required 
• Salt to taste 
• Oil - to deep fry

Steps to do :-

1. Drain the water from soaked urad dal & add into the grinder jar. Also add cooked rice, ginger and green chilly, add little water and grind into smooth thick batter. You can grind in parts, so it will be easy to get smooth batter. Keep in mind, only add very little water at a time, so you get thick batter. Thick consistency is the important thing. 
2. Transfer the batter into a mixing bowl, add coriander leaf, curry leaf, cumin pwd, salt and mix well. Add rice flour & mix well. Rice flour makes more crispy. 
3. Heat oil in a wok on medium flame, take a bowl of water, and keep it ready. 
4. When the oil is hot, rub your palm with water, take a lemon sized portion of batter in your palm,make round shape, then make hole in middle with your thumb. Gently slide into oil. Do not cook on high flame. 
5. Flip in between to cook both sides evenly, when it turns golden brown, remove from the oil,  drain excess oil and transfer to the serving plate. Fry the complete batter same way. Serve it hot or warm along with coconut chutney..