Easy Medu Vada Recipe in Mixer Grinder | Uddina Vada | Medhu Vadai | Ulundu Vadai
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Total time: 515 minutes
- Yield: 20 Servings
- Category: Breakfast, snacks
- Cuisine: south indian
Ingredients
- 1 cup urad dal
- 2 tbsp rice
- pinch hing
- ¾ tsp salt
- 2 chilli (finely chopped)
- 1 inch ginger (grated)
- 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
- few curry leaves (chopped)
- 1 tsp cumin
- oil (for frying)
Method
- Firstly, in a bowl take 1 cup urad dal, 2 tbsp rice and rinse well.
- Soak for 6 to 8 hours making sure the dal is soaked well.
- Drain off the water and transfer to the mixer jar. You can also grind in grinder for better texture.
- Grind to smooth paste adding water as required. Make sure to add very little water as it helps to make the batter thick.
- Transfer the fluffy batter to a large plate.
- Add a pinch hing ¾ tsp salt and whisk well.
- This helps to incorporate air in the batter and make the batter fluffy.
- Also add 2 chilli, 1 inch ginger, 2 tbsp coriander, few curry leaves, and 1 tsp cumin.
- Mix well making sure everything is well combined.
- Now you can shape the vada using a tea strainer. Make sure to wet your hands and tea strainer. Place a ball-sized batter and make a hole in center.
- Drop down gently in medium hot oil.
- Flip over and fry on low to medium flame.
- Fry till the vada turns golden brown and crispy. Drain off.
- Finally, enjoy Medu Vada Recipe with chutney and sambar.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.