Monday, June 4, 2012

Urad dhal Fritters / Methu Vadai recipe

Monday, June 04, 2012  , , , ,  22 comments

Urad dhal Fritters / Methu Vadai recipe

Ingredients:

urad dhal / Black gram / Ulundu  - 1 1/2 cup , heaped
Pepper Corns - 1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
Onion - 1 no , Chopped
Carrot  - 3 tsp , minced
Hing - 1 pinch
Oil - for frying
Salt - to taste
Green Chilli - 1 no , minced
Rice Flour - 2 tsp

Method :

Soak the uraad dhal  for 40 minutes , Grind it to a paste by sprinkling water . Add the onions , Carrot , Pepper corns, Cumin Seeds , hing , salt , green chilli , rice flour and mix well .


Put some water in your palm and make it wet . Now take some batter , put it on the wet palm and shape like a donuts and make a hole in the middle of the batter .Heat oil in a kadai and drop the donuts shaped batter to the hot oil .



Deep fry them till they turn golden brown in colour .Enjoy this fritters with Chutney or Sambar .



This also can be served as a breakfast along with Idly , pongal .


22 comments:

  1. Manju @ Manjus Eating DelightsJune 5, 2012 at 12:15 AM

    Hi there,

    My hus and I love medhu vada....its always on our menu at any south indian restaurant. I have tried making it only once. Thanks for sharing.

    Thanks a lot for stopping by and leaving a comment for my Book Cake :)

    Regards,
    Manju
    http://manjuseatingdelights.blogspot.com

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  2. TinaJune 5, 2012 at 12:20 AM

    Crispy vadai..

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  3. UnknownJune 5, 2012 at 12:21 AM

    perfect shaped vada and never tried with carrot ... want to try..

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  4. ShobhaJune 5, 2012 at 12:42 AM

    Awesome clicks of vada..making me hungry..lol

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  5. AkilaJune 5, 2012 at 12:45 AM

    Very yummy wada's..... Thanks for linking to my event

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  6. anjanaJune 5, 2012 at 12:55 AM

    nice and crisp vada's .loved the addition of carrot in it.surely it added a nice colour and nutrition.lovely!!

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  7. UnknownJune 5, 2012 at 1:48 AM

    vadas look very crispy... best to serve with coconut chutney..

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  8. radhaJune 5, 2012 at 5:36 AM

    Never used carrot in vada before. And the golden brown vadas are just perfect.

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  9. TinaRBKJune 5, 2012 at 7:35 AM

    These savory fritters do look delicious, love the mix of carrots and onions in there-yum!

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  10. ShriJune 5, 2012 at 7:38 AM

    The addition of carrot is new; this is a favourite. Thankyou for participating in CWS-Black Gram event, hosted this month at: http://tiffincarrierantiques.blogspot.com/

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  11. Srividhya RavikumarJune 5, 2012 at 8:06 AM

    colourful crispy vadas..

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  12. hemalataJune 5, 2012 at 8:42 AM

    Yummy n colorful vadas.

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  13. Divya AJune 5, 2012 at 8:50 AM

    Love the crispy vadas always..Yours looks so crisp and soft :)
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  14. What's cooking @ Kavita's kitchen?June 5, 2012 at 9:57 AM

    Looks so crisp and nice!

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  15. Spice up the CurryJune 5, 2012 at 11:42 AM

    mendu vada looks perfect and delicious

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  16. Kaveri VenkateshJune 5, 2012 at 11:59 AM

    Crispy and delicious vadas..A family favorite of ours

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  17. JulieJune 5, 2012 at 5:09 PM

    wow..super crisp n delicious,adding carrots is new to me in this recipe,will try next tym:-)

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  18. SumeeJune 5, 2012 at 11:40 PM

    One of my fav snacks.. with hot piping sambhar.!! Love the clicks btw.

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  19. TorviewtorontoJune 8, 2012 at 9:53 PM

    vada looks fabulous lovely snack thank you for linking to the cooking with love aunt event

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  20. MélangeJune 10, 2012 at 12:15 AM

    Adding carrot to medhu vada is something new to me.Looks fabulous.Thanks for dropping in at my place.Hope to see more from you.

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  21. MélangeJune 10, 2012 at 12:16 AM

    Adding carrots to medhu vada is something new to me..Looks fabulous.
    Thanks for dropping in at my place.Hope to see more from you.following you too.

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  22. ShriJuly 3, 2012 at 6:44 AM

    Preethi, the round up has been posted on my blog; have sent you a mail too. http://tiffincarrierantiques.blogspot.com/2012/07/cooking-with-seeds-june-2012-black-gram.html

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