Cookbook:Medu vada
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| Category | Indian recipes |
| Servings | 4 |
| Time | 20 minutes |
A vada is a savoury South Indian doughnut made from lentils (or sometimes potatoes). This is a recipe for medu vada.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (240g) of black gram, skinless (white urad dal)
- Salt to taste
- ΒΌ tspn of asafoetida
- 8-10 curry leaves
- 1 tspn of cumin powder
- 1 tspn of crushed black peppercorns
- Oil to fry
Procedure
- Wash and soak urad dal for six hours.
- Grind into a fine paste.
- Add salt, asafoetida, curry leaves, cumin powder and crushed peppercorns to the batter and mix well.
- Heat oil in a kadai.
- Wet your palms and take batter into the palms.
- Shape into balls and make a hole with the thumb in the centre like a doughnut.
- Deep-fry this in medium hot oil until golden brown and crisp.
- Serve hot with sambhar and coconut chutney.
Medu vada is also commonly accompanied by idli.
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