Recipe for Uzhunnu Vada /Kerala Style Uzhunnu Vada /Medu Vada /Urad Dal Fritters
Preparation Time : 1hr 10 minutes
Cooking Time : 20 minutes
Makes : 20
Ingredients :
Black Gram Dal /Urad Dal /Uzhunnu Parippu : 2 cups (makes 20 vadas)
Onion : 1/4 cup (chopped)
Green Chillies : 3-4 nos
Curry Leaves : 1 sprig
Black Pepper Corns : 1 tbsp (crushed)
Ginger : 1 inch piece (finely chopped)
Salt to taste
Baking Soda : 1 pinch
Oil to fry
How to make Uzhunnu Vada /Medu Vada :
1. Soak urad dal in a vessel with enough water to just cover the dal and keep aside for 1 hour (Note : After about 30 mins, the water level would have gone down. Now add more water to cover the dal again.)
2. In a wet grinder, grind the dal in small portions without adding water, if the grinder is unable to grind well, sprinkle some water and grind again till you get a smooth, thick and fluffy paste, the batter has to be as thick as possible.
3. Now transfer the batter to bowl and using your hand, beat the batter and combine well for at least 5 minutes, this will create air inside the batter.by doing this vada you can get to enjoy soft, fluffy vadas.
4. To this dal batter, add chopped ginger, green chillies, onion, curry leaves, crushed whole black pepper corns, a pinch of baking soda (to make the vadas soft) and salt and mix well.
5. To have a crispy vada, add rice flour to the batter,Let the batter sit for 5-10 minutes
6. Heat oil in a kadai or deep skillet when its hot.Make round shapes ball with the batter using the palm of your hand.
7. Wet the palm of your hand with water and place a ball of the vada mix on it. Press it down slightly with the fingers of your other hand.
8. Now using one finger make a hole in the middle of it. Drop it slowly and carefully into the hot oil. Wet your palm each time you make the round shape, this prevents the batter from sticking on your hand.
9. Fry the vadas till golden brown and lay them out on a tray lined with kitchen tissue to absorb excess oil.
10. Yummy vada is ready…Serve hot with coconut chutney /sambar and Enjoy!
Notes :
- A good quality of urad dal also matters.Use whole urad dal without skin( whole ulundu) for better result.
- Use as little water as possible to make the batter,this also makes the vadas absorb less oil.
- In case the batter has become less thick, you can add some urad flour or gram flour to make the batter thicker.
- Dont grind for too long,it will make your batter sticky and you could not shape the vadais.Keep in refrigerator and try after an hour.
Cheers!
Hi Sandra,Looks like my reply is coming little delayed, sorry about that 🙁 Thanks for your comment! Did you get to try this recipe? If so, I do hope you liked it.
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Sangeetha
Thank you Sandra for writing those precious words about this recipes and about this humble blog! Much Appreciated!
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Sangeetha
You're welcome and thank you for your kind words.:)
Cheers!
Sangeetha
You're most welcome Abdurahuman Yousaf! Thanks for trying and sharing your feedback here.
Happy cooking!
Sangeetha
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looks yummy…
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I will try for lunch tomorrow
Thank you dear …
I was not aware of this cooking method. I love the food at all difficult to handle temptation
looks yummy…
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I will try for lunch tomorrow
Thank you dear …
Thanks fr the recipie:) u r doing a great job…
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You're welcome! Thanks!
Sangeetha
hi subhash
thanks for sharing medu vada recipe….
really delicious…
Hello,It says in the recipe: You have to carefully follow the recipe and give it some time and practice to get it right.
Good luck with it and Happy Cooking!
Sangeetha
Hi,I’m sorry! I wish I had the exact answer but all I can give you is couple of suggestions: Always use good quality of urad dal and also make sure you are not adding too much rice flour,that make vadas dense and less fluffy.Next time just try this, after grinding the batter using your hand, beat the batter and combine well for at least 5 minutes, this will create air inside the batter. And you will get to enjoy soft, fluffy vadas. Hope this helps!
Cheers!
Sangeetha
Please advise
on how to make perfect Medu v
adas
I added raw a to my battery but after two hours of making The vadas they were not fluffy any more.where did I go wrong?
@ Anonymous, Thanks a lot for trying this recipe. I'm happy that you liked it 🙂
Thanks again for sharing your feedback here.:)
Thanks a lot …. I made according to ths recipe , came out very delicious vadas…. Once again thanks a lot…
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Vada looks so crunchy. Lovely presentation too!
Medu vada look perfect and tempting.. beautiful presentation !!
Thanks all for the lovely comments…It really means a lot..:)
SO tempting!!
cute and yummy vadas with nice presentation.all time fav
What crispy ulundhu vadas! I'd like to dip some in hot piping sambar!
Perfect uzhunnu vada. Crispy and crunchy,made me crave for some now 🙂
shey… really kothiavunnu… you know what? I can have it whenever I feel like kothiavunnu… Thats one one the advantage being in Kerala…
Yours look really good. Should try with a chammandi… I live in Tripunithura and people here prefer them with a tea and chamandi…they are seen in most of the uduppi hotels.
vada soft and crispyentu….perfect tea snack annu and nice presentation da
Very beautiful clicks sangeetha, very tempting medu vada…
lovely and crispy vadas dear……
wow…yummy picture…can't resist to see this…lol…i need to make it…thank you for sharing the recipie..
my dear…wht a crispy crispy uzhunnu vada…..
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Medu vada is my favourite. Looks very nice, soft, yummy, wonderful and tempting.
vada adipoli… crispy and crunchy..
Looks delicious and well presetned
Vadas looks heavenly .
Wow vadas look delicious..my favorite..kothiyavunu!!!
Vada pictures are so inviting….feel like grabbing one from the screen now 🙂
Deepa
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Looks very crispy………
very tempting vadas…. feels like to have thm r8t now… good presenation love to have them with coconut chutney..
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Delicious vadas, nice presentation too, love to have it any time of the day.
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adipoli uzhunnu vada..njan etra shramichalum hole idan patarilla:-)
Wow they looks absolutely perfect and yummy!!!!!
I am drooling! can I have all the vadas to myself they look so crisp and tempting.
Great and pleasure to see u back dear. Missed u and ur yummy recipes a lot. Hope ur doing great too…
As always, excellent and crunchy appetizer from you.
looks really crunchy
Ithente oru weakness aaney….orennam ingotterinjekku…..
medu vada looks delicious n inviting …lovely click dear …can have them anytime …drooling here
Satya
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