Vadas

Gardener972 · Jun 1st, 2007, 14:22

What type of vadas do you make? Share your recipe.

lonelyaztec · Jun 5th, 2007, 19:02

Here is a simple recipe for Vada called 'Medu Vada' or 'Soft vada'.

Ingredients

200 gms urud dhal
Water to make paste
Salt to taste
Oil to fry

procedure

1. Soak urad dhal overnight in water

2. After 12 hrs of soaking in water, make paste with urud dhal. Make sure you add limited amount of water.

Note: if you add too much water, while making the dough, the vada tends to absord too much oil during the frying process. And, oily food is not good for health

3. Add salt of the dough depending on your taste

Vada making process

1. Add oil to deep frying pan and let oil become hot.

2. When oil is hot enough, make flat cakes with dough and drop it into hot oil

3. Let the vada remain in oil and fry until it becomes golden brown

4. remove vada from oil when it is golden brown

Note:

1. Vada tastes great with chutney or ketchup. It tastes great with Sambhar and chicken curry as well

2. You can add chopped onions and pieces of chilli into the vada dough, this gives a flavour to the vada

amyl · Jun 5th, 2007, 20:26

Absolutely not sure if you guys are familiar with this word "shabudana" (We use this in Marathi but never heard of an Hindi/English word for it...never had to). I like those vadas if made less oily. Shabudana wada. Am not the right person to ask for recipe tho.

naturecrazy · Jun 5th, 2007, 20:30

Try this recipe

Sabudana vada

Ingredients
2 cup sago (sabudana), Don't know the English name for this.
2 medium sized boiled potatoes,
1 medium sized raw grated potato,
4-5 green chilies,
1 small piece ginger (optional),
1/2 cup coriander leaves,
1/2 cup peanut powder,
2 teaspoon cumin seeds,
1 teaspoon lemon juice (optional),
2-3 teaspoon sugar (optional), salt to taste,
3-4 cups oil or ghee for frying.

Method

1. Soak sago in water. Drain off all the water and keep it aside for half an hour to one hour (Depending on the quality, sometimes the sago needs to be soaked overnight in a little bit of water).
2. Mash the boiled potatoes.
3. Make a paste of ginger and chilies in a grinder.
4. Now combine the sago, ginger-chilies paste, grated and mashed potatoes, coriander leaves, peanut powder, cumin seeds, suger, lemon juice. Mix it properly using a little bit of water.
6. Make small balls of the mixture and flatten them.
7. Heat some oil or ghee in a pan.
8. Deep fry these vadas till golden brown and crispy.

Tip: Grated raw potato makes the vadas crisp.

Note: - Use a tissue paper to remove the excessive oil.

Gardener972 · Jan 30th, 2009, 06:24

What is the vada .... (something, I can't remember the 2nd word) that is like a hamburger and put in a bun?

Dom · Jan 30th, 2009, 07:37

I think you mean Batata (potato) Vada, consists of semi mashed potatoes with a Chana Atta (Pea Flour) coating. Served inside a bun with lovely chutney, best when eaten just out of the frying pan.

Cardamom · Jan 30th, 2009, 07:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gardener972

What is the vada .... (something, I can't remember the 2nd word) that is like a hamburger and put in a bun?

Mmmm I think you mean vada pav (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vada_pav)

I'm going to go look at pictures of food now

-C

Hal · Jan 30th, 2009, 10:32

I just finished reading a chapter about vadapav in Maximum City.
Vada is the beignet, pav is the bun, like in pav bhaji.
Apparently the best ones in Mumbai are made by a street vendor name Borkar.

n kumar · Jan 30th, 2009, 11:11

Hi,
In south we have maddur vada's, uddina vada, curd vada, dal vada,
I don't know how to make it but i can give you the receipe.

Gardener972 · Jan 31st, 2009, 03:31

Yes! It is vada pav.... thanks! Does anyone have an outstanding recipe? I can find one on the internet but thought you might have an exceptionally good one.

Cardamom · Jan 31st, 2009, 03:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gardener972

Yes! It is vada pav.... thanks! Does anyone have an outstanding recipe? I can find one on the internet but thought you might have an exceptionally good one.

I wish! I've never attempted to make them. Whenever I try to make street food at home, it just doesn't work (ex: my sad, sad attempt at pav bhaji) I highly recommend the book mentioned by Hal though. There is a really long section just about street food in Bombay. yumyum!!

-C

mazha · Jan 31st, 2009, 03:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cardamom

I wish! I've never attempted to make them. Whenever I try to make street food at home, it just doesn't work (ex: my sad, sad attempt at pav bhaji) I highly recommend the book mentioned by Hal though. There is a really long section just about street food in Bombay. yumyum!!

-C

How did your payasam turn out?

Never mind, I mistook you for someone else.

Dom · Jan 31st, 2009, 04:02

[quote=Cardamom;652853]I wish! I've never attempted to make them. Whenever I try to make street food at home, it just doesn't work (ex: my sad, sad attempt at pav bhaji)
Have you tried using Mangal Masala packs for Pav Bhaji, it comes out pretty good. It is quite easy to make the masala comes in 100gms packs.

Cardamom · Jan 31st, 2009, 05:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dom

Have you tried using Mangal Masala packs for Pav Bhaji, it comes out pretty good. It is quite easy to make the masala comes in 100gms packs.

I haven't tried that, Dom. Thanks for the suggestion - I'll look for it next time I'm at Patel's!

-C

RWeHavingFunYet · Jan 31st, 2009, 08:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gardener972

Yes! It is vada pav.... thanks! Does anyone have an outstanding recipe? I can find one on the internet but thought you might have an exceptionally good one.

It's basically a potato curry eaten with hamburger rolls.

It's a very popular dish in Mumbai especially, outside the railway stations. They sprinkle a variety of powdered spices to the smashed potatoes, and also add chopped tomatoes, red onions, cilanthro, lemon juice etc. They prepare the dish right in front of you, which makes one salivating.

(Search on UTube for 'vada pav' or 'potato curry')

Jun 1st, 2007, 14:22	#1
Gardener972 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas USA Posts: 428	Vadas What type of vadas do you make? Share your recipe.

Jun 5th, 2007, 19:02	#2
lonelyaztec Maha Guru Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,498	Here is a simple recipe for Vada called 'Medu Vada' or 'Soft vada'. Ingredients 200 gms urud dhal Water to make paste Salt to taste Oil to fry procedure 1. Soak urad dhal overnight in water 2. After 12 hrs of soaking in water, make paste with urud dhal. Make sure you add limited amount of water. Note: if you add too much water, while making the dough, the vada tends to absord too much oil during the frying process. And, oily food is not good for health 3. Add salt of the dough depending on your taste Vada making process 1. Add oil to deep frying pan and let oil become hot. 2. When oil is hot enough, make flat cakes with dough and drop it into hot oil 3. Let the vada remain in oil and fry until it becomes golden brown 4. remove vada from oil when it is golden brown Note: 1. Vada tastes great with chutney or ketchup. It tastes great with Sambhar and chicken curry as well 2. You can add chopped onions and pieces of chilli into the vada dough, this gives a flavour to the vada __________________ Aztec My photoblog

Jun 5th, 2007, 20:26	#3
amyl 21st Century Freak Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Singapura.......in Babenhausen, DE for a while Posts: 1,850	Absolutely not sure if you guys are familiar with this word "shabudana" (We use this in Marathi but never heard of an Hindi/English word for it...never had to). I like those vadas if made less oily. Shabudana wada. Am not the right person to ask for recipe tho. __________________ a'mar kono chinta nei

Jun 5th, 2007, 20:30	#4
naturecrazy Jr Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 39	Try this recipe Sabudana vada Ingredients 2 cup sago (sabudana), Don't know the English name for this. 2 medium sized boiled potatoes, 1 medium sized raw grated potato, 4-5 green chilies, 1 small piece ginger (optional), 1/2 cup coriander leaves, 1/2 cup peanut powder, 2 teaspoon cumin seeds, 1 teaspoon lemon juice (optional), 2-3 teaspoon sugar (optional), salt to taste, 3-4 cups oil or ghee for frying. Method 1. Soak sago in water. Drain off all the water and keep it aside for half an hour to one hour (Depending on the quality, sometimes the sago needs to be soaked overnight in a little bit of water). 2. Mash the boiled potatoes. 3. Make a paste of ginger and chilies in a grinder. 4. Now combine the sago, ginger-chilies paste, grated and mashed potatoes, coriander leaves, peanut powder, cumin seeds, suger, lemon juice. Mix it properly using a little bit of water. 6. Make small balls of the mixture and flatten them. 7. Heat some oil or ghee in a pan. 8. Deep fry these vadas till golden brown and crispy. Tip: Grated raw potato makes the vadas crisp. Note: - Use a tissue paper to remove the excessive oil. __________________ Think Different

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Jan 30th, 2009, 06:24	#5
Gardener972 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas USA Posts: 428	What is the vada .... (something, I can't remember the 2nd word) that is like a hamburger and put in a bun?

Jan 30th, 2009, 07:37	#6
Dom Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 154	I think you mean Batata (potato) Vada, consists of semi mashed potatoes with a Chana Atta (Pea Flour) coating. Served inside a bun with lovely chutney, best when eaten just out of the frying pan.

Jan 30th, 2009, 10:32	#8
Hal . . . _ _ _ . . . Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,302	I just finished reading a chapter about vadapav in Maximum City. Vada is the beignet, pav is the bun, like in pav bhaji. Apparently the best ones in Mumbai are made by a street vendor name Borkar.

Jan 30th, 2009, 11:11	#9
n kumar Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: bangalore Posts: 975	Hi, In south we have maddur vada's, uddina vada, curd vada, dal vada, I don't know how to make it but i can give you the receipe.

Jan 31st, 2009, 03:31	#10
Gardener972 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas USA Posts: 428	Yes! It is vada pav.... thanks! Does anyone have an outstanding recipe? I can find one on the internet but thought you might have an exceptionally good one.

Jan 31st, 2009, 04:02	#13
Dom Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 154	[quote=Cardamom;652853]I wish! I've never attempted to make them. Whenever I try to make street food at home, it just doesn't work (ex: my sad, sad attempt at pav bhaji) Have you tried using Mangal Masala packs for Pav Bhaji, it comes out pretty good. It is quite easy to make the masala comes in 100gms packs.