Uddina Vada | Medu Vada | How to make uddina vada?
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 10-12 vadas
 
Crisp and hot, everybody's favourite uddina vada
Ingredients
  • ½ Cup urad dal
  • 1 chopped chilli
  • 1 to 1½ Tbsp cold water
  • 1" chopped ginger
  • Chopped coriander
  • 1 Tbsp grated fresh coconut
  • 1 Tsp freshly and coarsely powdered black pepper
  • (1/2 Tsp~) Salt to taste
  • ½ Tbsp small rava/chiroti rava
  • Oil to deep fry
Method
  1. Take urad dal in a bowl, wash it a couple of times and discard the water
  2. Soak in fresh water for 2 to 3 hours only. Do not exceed 3 hours
  3. After soaking time is up, drain water and add into a grinder (mixie)
  4. Add salt and throw in the chopped green chilli
  5. Pulse urad dal with 1 Tbsp water. Add about ½ Tbsp more if mixture feels dry and your grinder is not able to process the mixture
  6. Next add chopped ginger, chopped coriander an grated coconut
  7. Pulse again till mixture is comes together
  8. Add black pepper powder and pulse again to mix
  9. Tip this thick batter into a bowl and add chiroti rava. Beat lightly till fluffy. Let it rest for 5 minutes only
  10. Meanwhile heat oil on medium flame. Wet your hands
  11. Pinch a lemon sized ball off the batter and flatten it on your hand
  12. Now start shaping the vada. Push edges to form an even rounded shape as much as possible
  13. Make a hole with your index finger
  14. Gently drop vadas into hot oil
  15. Fry them on low-medium flame
  16. Once they turn golden brown and crisp, remove from oil and let them rest for a couple of minutes on a paper towel to absorb excess oil
  17. Serve immediately with sambar and chutney
Notes
Adding chiroti rava helps bind the batter and makes vada crisp

Wet fingers help you shape vada better and batter does not stick to your hands

If you find it difficult to shape the vadas, just make uddina bonda (rounds). They will taste the same

Do NOT fry in very hot oil

Add finely chopped onions if preferred
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/uddina-vada/