Urad dal vada | Medu Vada ( Air fry / Fry )
Medu vada is best paired with a huge bowl of idli and chutney.You can make it with or without onions.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- kadai/wok/frying pan
- Mixer grinder/blender
- or air fryer for low oil version
Ingredients
- 1 cup urad dal split black lentils,soaked for 4 hours/overnight
- 1 onion medium finely chopped
- Few sprigs of coriander leaf ,finely chopped
- few sprigs of curry leaves
- 8-10 black peppers crushed
- 1 green chilli optional ,finely chopped
- Salt as per taste
- 1 tablespoon rice flour optional
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- Grind the urad dal in a mixer grinder with minimal water.
- Pulse it with minimal water to form a smooth batter.
- Add all ingredients and mix well. In case, batter is too watery,add rice flour to it.
Frying (Traditional method )
- Heat oil in a kadai/saucepan.
- Take a small portion of dough and lower them slowly in hot oil with/without hole.
- On a medium flame, fry them until golden brown.
How to make medu vada in air fryer?
- Follow steps 1-3 to make the batter as above.Add 1 teaspoon oil to the batter. Pre-heat the air fryer for 5 mins at 170 deg C.
- Brush/spray oil into these muffin tins,spoon the batter into metal muffin tins.Air fry for 9-10 minutes at 170C | 340F .
- Spray/brush oil on top and continue to cook for 4-5 minutes , total cook time of 13-14 minutes.
- The metal tins are quite hot at this point, leave aside for few minutes and scoop ou the vada with a spoon,Serve mendu wada hot with coconut chutney or tomato pachadi.
Video
Notes
Tip:There is an easy trick to make those round wadas with a hole using a tea strainer, just search on youtube for this.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g