Instant Vadai

Lakshmi Balaji
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The rainy days when you need something to comfort you between meals; vadai is the best option. So, to make quick vadai we can use available ingredients. One such is the dosa/idli batter.

Instant Vadai

The rainy days when you need something to comfort you between meals; vadai is the best option. So, to make quick vadai we can use available ingredients. One such is the dosa/idli batter.

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Ingredients

~ 15 minutes
2 people
  1. 1 cupbatter (Dosa/Idli)
  2. 5chopped small onions (can also be sautéd for flavour)
  3. 2green chillies chopped
  4. 1 tspheated ghee
  5. a few sprigsdiced curry leaves
  6. 1 tsppepper powder
  7. 1 inchginger - grated
  8. 1/8 tspasafoetida
  9. 1/4 cuprava
  10. to tastesalt
  11. as neededOil/ghee to fry (not butter)
  12. Extra
  13. 1 cupcold water
  14. Substitutions:
  15. You can also use 1/2 finely chopped big onion if small onions are unavailable. Avoid garlic, though

Cooking Instructions

~ 15 minutes
  1. 1

    Mix the batter with all the ingredients (except oil to fry). Add in some water if needed to make a thick flowy batter.

  2. 2

    Let it rest about 5 minutes to incorporate the seasonings with the batter.

  3. 3

    Now, shape the batter in the form of doughnuts. If very sticky, dunk your hands in the cold water and shape.

  4. 4

    Heat the oil/ghee to medium-high and drop in one mould. If the batter starts to sizzle and form bubbles immediately around it; then the oil is hot enough.

  5. 5

    Now add in all the moulds one by one in the batter and deep fry them. Once they turn darker golden brown both sides; drain them out on a paper towel and serve them hot! You can have it with a side of chutney.

  6. 6

    You can use Sambar or Rasam to give Sambar vadai or Rasa vadai.

  7. 7

    To make Thayir vadai, add the drained vadai in a bowl of hot water. Let it soak 5 mins. Then, drain off the water by squeezing the vadai gently so that it doesn't break and transfer it to another bowl. Add in thick curd/yoghurt in the bowl with the vadai and season it with small gratings of a carrot along with back mustard seeds sautéd in oil and chopped cilantro.

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