How to Make Medu Vada

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Medu Vada Recipe with step by step photos. These are crispy, fluffy and delicious medu vada that goes very well with coconut chutney or sambar. medu vada is one of the easiest snack to make. the combo of vada sambar with coconut chutney is very famous and taste awesome. you can enjoy medu vadas with any variety of sambar. Medu vada (pronounced [meːd̪ʊ vəɽaː]; literally "soft vada") is a South Indian fritter made from Vigna mungo (black lentil or urad dal).

Medu Vada is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Medu Vada is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

Recipe of Medu Vada

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook medu vada using 4 ingredients and 19 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Medu Vada:

1. Take 1 1/2 Cups White Urad Daal
2. Get 1 tsp Or As per taste Salt
3. Take 4-6 Green Chilies (Chopped)
4. Get 2 Cups Cooking oil for deep frying

Garelu, uddina vade, ulundhu vadai & medu vada are the other South Indian names to these round disc shaped fritters. These are one of the very popular South Indian foods served for Breakfast & Snack. Medu vada are most commonly made in traditional South Indian homes. Medu Vada is a crispy, soft, tasty South Indian snack dish.

Instructions

Instructions to make Medu Vada:

1. Makes 10 medium sized Vadas.
2. Soak the Urad Daal for at least 2 hours. - Drain the water completely.
3. Grind it with just 2-3 tablespoons of water in a Blender or Food Processor.
4. Cover tightly & Let it ferment overnight or 8-10 hours. (See notes below).
5. Add salt & green chilies.
6. Beat the batter vigorously for 2-3 minutes. - It should be light & fluffy.
7. Take a tiny blob of the batter & drop it in a small bowl of water to taste. If the batter sinks, beat more. If it floats immediately, you are good to go.
8. Heat enough oil in a large wok for deep frying.
9. Keep a medium bowl of water on the side. - Wet your hands lightly.
10. Take a lemon size blob of the batter in your right hand.
11. Then transfer it to your left wet palm.
12. Dip your right index finger in the water & make a hole in the middle of the blob.
13. Now wet your right hand & transfer the blob to your right hand.
14. Slide it gently into the hot oil. - Repeat.
15. Tip: Fry the Vadas in batches. 5-6 per batch depending upon the size of the wok. Turn them a few times until the vadas are crisp & golden.
16. Enjoy hot dunked in Sambar & Coconut Chutney/Tomato Chutney on the side.
17. Note: - - 1.During hot summers the batter may rise in just 4 to 5 hours & during winters it may take up to 16 hours or so.
18. 2.The oil should be very hot in the beginning. To check if the oil is ready or not, drop a tiny blob of the batter into the oil. It should float immediately & fluff up. - Reduce the heat to medium as soon as one batch is in the wok. For the next batch, the heat should be high again.
19. 3.If you are in a hurry & do not want to wait until the batter ferments, then add 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder to the batter. Whisk vigorously for 5-6 minutes. - Then follow the same steps as above. I personally prefer a well fermented batter because it tastes much better.

This vada is made with ground and seasoned urad dhal batter fried into a small doughnut-like shape. This vada is fluffy, spongy, and delicious breakfast or snack recipe usually made in South Indian homes and restaurants. Medhu Vada Recipe, Learn how to make Medhu Vada (absolutely delicious recipe of Medhu Vada ingredients and cooking method) A crisp South Indian snack best goes with the coconut chutney. This Medhu Vada recipe is Excellent and find more Great recipes, tried & tested recipes from NDTV Food. Medu Vadas are a traditional South Indian dish which can be served as a main course, side dish, or snack.

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