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Medu Vada Recipe from FamousDishes

Medu Vada Recipe

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Medu Vada or popularly known as "Vada Sambhar" is a south Indian's ecstasy. If you go out for a breakfast or evening snack with any of your south indian friend or family they will scroll the entire menu and finally arrive at Vada Sambhar, There is nothing beyond Medu Vada for a south indian.. I am personally not a very big fan of Medu vada but my entire family is for sure to prove we are pure south indians.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Soaking Time 0 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: South Indian
Calories: 135
Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 250 grams Urad Dal/Black Gram Dal Soaked in water for 4 hours
  • 1 Onion (Medium size) Finely Chopped
  • 2 Nos Green Chilies Chopped
  • 1 tsp Chopped Ginger
  • Curry Leaves Chopped (Optional)
  • 1 tsp Crushed Black Pepper
  • Salt as per taste
  • Oil for Deep Frying

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl
  • Mixer Grinder
  • Kadhai or Deep Frying Pan
  • Butter Paper or Plastic cover

Method
 

  1. Ingredients image
    Ingredients Medu Vada Recipe from FamousDishes
  2. First of all grind the soaked Urad dal in the mixer jar to a fine paste, use very little water for grinding.
    Water added should not be more that 2-3 tbsps
    Instruction for Medu Vada Recipe from FamousDishes
  3. Transfer the batter to a mixing bowl,
    Instruction for Medu Vada Recipe from FamousDishes
  4. Using your hands or a spatula, mix the batter continuously for 2-3 mins to smoothen it.
    Instruction for Medu Vada Recipe from FamousDishes
  5. Now to the batter add chopped onions, green chillies, ginger, curry leaves, salt and black pepper powder
    Instruction for Medu Vada Recipe from FamousDishes
  6. Mix all the ingredients together to form the batter
    Instruction for Medu Vada Recipe from FamousDishes
  7. Now grease a piece of butter paper, and take a portion of the batter and pat it over the butter paper , use water if required. Make a small hole in between
    P.S - The reason there is a hole in between is to cook well from inside.
    Instruction for Medu Vada Recipe from FamousDishes
  8. Heat enough Oil in a Kadhai and once it hot, Lower the flame and drop the medu vadas
    Instruction for Medu Vada Recipe from FamousDishes
  9. Fry them on low medium flame , and keep turning them around to cook well from all sides until golden brown
    P. S - Do not turn around immediately, Turn over after 45 secs to 1 min
    Instruction for Medu Vada Recipe from FamousDishes
  10. Fry them for 2-3 mins from all sides and remove them in a paper towel once golden brown
    Instruction for Medu Vada Recipe from FamousDishes
  11. Medu Vadas are ready and serve it hot with Sambhar and Chutney
    Instruction for Medu Vada Recipe from FamousDishes

Video

Notes

While grinding the urad dal ensure the water used is very less, If the water is more then the vadas wont get the shape and will become mushy
Instead of butter paper you may also use a plastic cover or even make it in your palms depending on your comfort