Vada is a very famous South Indian breakfast and snack recipe. This fluffy and crispy vada's goes very well with coconut chutney, peanut chutney and sambhar. There is only and only one trick to get perfect light, crispy and fluffy vada and that is to beat the batter till it becomes light and airy. This is the only trick for no-fail recipe.
I used stand mixer which is used to beat egg, sugar and butter for cake....if you don't have one....you can use your hands...this will take sometime and lots of effort.
Do try and share your experience.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup urad dal
1 tsp fenugreek seeds (meethi dana)
1-2 tbsp water (if required)
1 tbsp finely chopped ginger
1 tbsp finely chopped coconut (optional)
1 tsp salt
10-12 finely chopped curry leaves
handful finely chopped fresh coriander leaves
oil for deep frying
METHOD
Soak dal and fenugreek seeds overnight. Grind to make paste. Try not to add water while grinding if you find it difficult don't add more than 1 -2 tbsp water. The best way to grind is to mix with spoon in meantime and then pulse keep doing this in regular intervals.
Now the most important step of making fluffy and soft and vada is only and only in this step. You have to beat it really well.
I used stand mixer for that if you don't have stand mixer (which is used to whip eggs and other things not a blender or grinder) you can do it with your hands using whisk, doing manually will take little longer and will require hard work so let your hubby show his masculine strength here ;)
Keep whipping till you see change in colour and it will rise in volume.
Now add salt, coriander leaves, ginger and coconut. Mix.
Heat oil in pan, make sure oil it really hot. Keep the flame to low.
Wet your hands. Take handful of batter dig a hole in center and drop it in hot oil.
Fry on low to medium heat till nice golden and crisp.
Serve hot as snack with coconut chutney, peanut chutney or with sambhar.
Pictorial:
1. Transfer soaked and grinded dal and fenugreek seeds in stand mixer or beater.
2. Beat till you see the change in colour and it rises in volume.
3. Look at this, it's looking so fluffy and full of air.
4. Add rest of the ingredients.
5. Mix well.
6. Wet your palm well.
7. Take handful of batter, dig in a hole.
8. Drop in hot oil.
9. Deep fry till golden in color.
10. Serve hot with sambhar or coconut chutney or peanut chutney.
11. Closer look of fluffy, crispy and melt in mouth vada.