Spinach Medu vada

Name: Spinach Medu vada
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/4 kg urad dal coarse flour(ready available); 8-10 spinach leaves; 1 tbsp cummin seeds; to taste Salt; as needed Oil for deep fry; For green coconut chutney:; 1 cup grated coconut; 1 green chilli pieces; 1/2" ginger pieces; 4-5 curry leaves; 1 Handful coriander leaves; as needed Little cold milk; to taste Salt; To serve:; 2 tbsp Green coconut chutney; 2 tbsp Tomato ketchup

Jasmin Motta _ #BeingMotta @cook_12567865

#dusshera
Medu vada batter is flavoured with spinach paste to make it more healthy savoury.

Jasmin Motta _ #BeingMotta @cook_12567865

#dusshera
Medu vada batter is flavoured with spinach paste to make it more healthy savoury.

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Ingredients

4 servings

1/4 kgurad dal coarse flour(ready available)
8-10spinach leaves
1 tbspcummin seeds
to tasteSalt
as neededOil for deep fry
For green coconut chutney:
1 cupgrated coconut
1green chilli pieces
1/2"ginger pieces
4-5curry leaves
1 Handfulcoriander leaves
as neededLittle cold milk
to tasteSalt
To serve:
2 tbspGreen coconut chutney
2 tbspTomato ketchup

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Steps

1

Wash 8-10 spinach leaves and grind in mixer jar to smooth paste..keep aside. In mixing bowl add coarse urad flour,add spinach paste,cumin seeds and salt..add enough water to make medu vada batter.. seeing no lumps are formed. Keep cover for 1/2 hour. At time of making again(if needed add more water) mix well with hand for 10-15 mins...so batter will be fluffy.
2

Heat oil, take lemon size mixture from batter on fingers, make hole in centre with thumb to give shape of medu vada and drop it hot oil.. similarly make 4-5 and deep fry on medium flame till crispy and golden brown.
3

Or take small portion of prepared batter (to make round wada)and drop them one by one in hot oil..as shown.
4

Fry on medium flame till crispy and golden brown.
5

In mixer jar,add all ingredients for making green coconut chutney.. grind to smooth paste with little cold milk.
6

Serve /relish hot Spinach Medu vada savoury with green coconut chutney and tomato ketchup.