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Medu Vada (South Indian Savory Lentil Donut)

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A vada is a savoury South Indian doughnut made from lentils (or sometimes potatoes). This is a recipe for medu vada. It is commonly accompanied by idli.

Yield 4

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (240 g) skinless black gram
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ tsp asafoetida
  • 8–10 curry leaves
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp crushed black peppercorns
  • Oil to fry

Instructions

  1. 1
    Wash and soak urad dal for 6 hours. Grind into a fine paste.
  2. 2
    Add salt, asafoetida, curry leaves, cumin powder, and crushed peppercorns to the batter and mix well.
  3. 3
    Heat oil in a kadai.
  4. 4
    Wet your palms and take batter into the palms.
  5. 5
    Shape into balls and make a hole with the thumb in the centre like a doughnut.
  6. 6
    Deep-fry this in medium-hot oil until golden brown and crisp.
  7. 7
    Serve hot with sambhar and coconut chutney.
Method
Frying
Cuisine
Indian

Dietary Information

Vegan
Vegetarian

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Medu_Vada_(South_Indian_Savory_Lentil_Donut)