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Spicy Vada

Veg

A crisp rice-and-lentil vada spiced with dried red chili and asafoetida, fried until golden.

Prep time
25 min
Cook time
20 min
Total time
45 min
Servings
4
Difficulty
Medium
CategoriesVadai Recipes

Ingredients

  • 400 ml Raw rice
  • 100 ml Urad dal
  • 25 ml Parboiled rice
  • 3 Dried red chilli
  • Asafoetida
  • a little Salt, groundnut oil (add bajji flour if colour is wanted)

Instructions

  1. Soak both types of rice together. Soak the urad dal separately. Grind the rice with dried red chilli, asafoetida and salt. Heat oil, pour the batter using a perforated ladle, and remove once golden brown. If desired, finely chopped onion, coriander leaves and curry leaves can be mixed in before frying.