Happy Diwali friends. Medu Vada or Uzhunu Vada is an Indian Savory doughnut made of Urad dal. This is my next recipe for you this Diwali. You can read about Diwali and a dessert recipe in this post.
Medu Vada
Medu Vada is an Indian version of a savory doughnut. It is a perfect gluten-free snack made with urad dal. It’s crispy out and soft from the inside. There will be no tea shops without this vada. I remember when we were in India, our weekly market purchase ended with having this vada piping hot with some chutneys in a shop near the market. Share how many of you have such experience.
There are varieties made with this medu vada like Sambar vada, Dahi vada. Whatever way you eat, still it’s delicious and I bet that you can’t stop with one.
How to make Medu Vada
The first step to make Medu Vada is to soak Urad dal for a minimum of 45 minutes. Grind it in a wet grinder using less water. You can also mixer to grind the dal but the best consistency is achieved when grinding in a wet grinder. Grind till smooth and fluffy. If you add a pinch of ground batter to a glass of water, it should float. It is the right consistency.
Remove the ground batter to a bowl, and add chopped onions, green chilies, and other spices. Take a small portion of the batter and make a round shape in your hand or a banana leaf or a plastic sheet. Make a small hole in the center and deep fry in hot oil on medium flame. Enjoy with some chutney and sambar along with a cup of tea.
Other snack recipes in this space are
5 Ingredients Oven Roasted Garlic Potato Wedges
2 Ingredients Cinnamon Sugar Twists
Medu vada recipe
INGREDIENTS
Urad dal – 1 cup
Onions – 1/2 cup chopped finely
Green chilies – 2 chopped finely ( I didn’t use it)
Ginger – 1 tbsp chopped
Peppercorns – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – a few chopped
Coriander leaves/ Cilantro – a few chopped
Salt – as required
Oil – to deep fry
METHOD
- Soak Urad dal for a minimum of 45 minutes to 2 hours.
- Wash thoroughly and drain water.
- Grind it with a little water in a wet grinder or blender.
- If needed just sprinkle water. Do not use more.
- The batter should be thick and smooth. If you drop the batter in a glass of water it should float.
- Remove it to a bowl.
- Add chopped onions, chopped ginger, green chilies, peppercorns, salt, curry leaves, and cilantro.
- Mix thoroughly.
- Heat oil in a kadai or pot.
- Take a small portion of the batter in your hand. Make a hole in the middle.
- Drop it in hot oil carefully.
- When one side is cooked flip to the other side.
- Cook on medium flame till golden.
- Serve with Sambar or Coconut Chutney.
NOTES
- While grinding the dal, use only LITTLE QUANTITY of water. That is the important thing to keep in mind.
- The batter should be thick and smooth.
- Adding green chilies is optional. I didn’t add it as serving for kids.
- If you can’t get the right shape in your hands, try making it in a plastic sheet and then drop it in oil.
- Oil should be hot enough while dropping vada, if not vada will be oily.
Medu Vada/Urad Dal Vada
Ingredients
- 1 cup Urad Dal
- 1/2 cup Onion Chopped Finely
- 2 nos Green Chilli Chopped
- 1 Tbsn Ginger Chopped
- 1 tsp Pepper corns
- Curry leaves few chopped
- Coriander leaves/Cilantro few chopped
- Salt as required
- Oil to deep fry
Instructions
- Soak Urad dal for minimum 45 minutes to 2 hour.
- Wash thoroughly and drain water.
- Grind it with little water in wet grinder or blender.
- If needed just sprinkle water.Do not use more.
- The batter should be thick and smooth.If you drop the batter in a glass of water it should float.
- Remove it to a bowl.
- Add chopped onions,chopped ginger,green chilies,Pepper corns,Salt,Curry leaves and cilantro.
- Mix thouroghly.
- Heat oil in a kadai or pot.
- Take a small portion of batter in your hand.Make a hole in middle.
- Drop it in hot oil carefully.When one side is cooked flip to other side.
- Cook in medium flame till golden.
- Serve with Sambar or Coconut Chutney.
Notes
- While grinding the dal,use only LITTLE QUANTITY of water.That is the important thing to keep in mind.
- The batter should be thick and smooth.
- Adding green chilies are optional.I didn’t add as serving for kids.
- If you couldn’t get right shape in your hands,try making it in a plastic sheet and then drop in oil.
- Oil should be hot enough while dropping vada,if not vada will be oily.
Pin this to your favorite board
Follow me on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram to get updates on new recipes.
Sharing this recipe to Cookblogshare,
Recipeoftheweek
Brilliant blog posts
Fiesta Friday this week co hosted by Petra and Vanitha
Lathiya, getting the Medu Vada right is quite difficult. I have tried preparing Medu Vadas several times but always fail to get the perfect flavour. Since you have shared this recipe here, I am going to try it myself. Hope it turns as nice as shown in your post. Next time do share some posts of chutney recipes to go with the Vadas.
Thank you. Sure.
Medu vada is one of my favourite dish I can have it any time. LOve youre recipe dear.
Thank you so much dear
I will surely try making this. Thanks for sharing
Thank you 😊
I can have these crispy ones anytime as it is or wid sambhar
Thank you 😊
Can have these any time of the day.. even in the mid-night… hahhaa… Looks delicious dear.
True..there is no specific time to enjoy this..Thank you dear
These looks good. My favorite snack/ breakfast 🙂
Thank you dear..
Crispy and delicious vada looks so tempting!
Thank you dear
I love warm vadas! I’m looking forward to making this – so much better than using a packet mix!
Do try..definitely worth than store bought..let me know your feedback..Thank you
Wow they look so perfect. I’m craving these for breakfast now… yum
Thank you dear..
They look crisp and perfect! 🙂
Thank you Freda
Oh my these look so good! I must try these, my lot would love them I am sure! Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x
Thank you😊.. will be glad if you made that..let me know your feedback when you try 😊
Can have these any time, especially soaked in sambhar!!! Thanks so much Lathiya for bringing it to the party at FiestaFriday 🙂 🙂
Thank you so much 😊..as you said we can enjoy this any given time 😊
These doughnuts look so crispy and delicious, I’d love to try them out, they sounds simple enough 😀
Thank you so much 😊.. you will love this for sure.. let me know your feedback when you try
I’ll make some for friends this weekend probably, can’t wait! 😀
Wow..that’s great..😊..wish you will get right.. please feel free to ask if you have any questions..