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Uzhunnu Vada – Medhu Vadai – South Indian Vada Recipe

December 1, 2015 39 Comments

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Uzhunnu Vada (Medhu Vadai) is something that has been in my to-make list for a long time mainly because my mom and her sister are experts at this and no matter where I have it, I always crave for the home-made version. Also, this is a favourite of TH’s. For that matter, anything that’s deep fried is more his thing.

Ulundu vada is a key part of any traditional festival or offering to God. While extremely simple in the ingredients that go into preparing medhu vada, it is a bit tricky to get the right consistency. If your ulundu batter becomes too runny, then it’s hard to shape the vadas (so you can just add spoonfuls to hot oil and get vadas like the last picture in this post) and if the batter is too thick, the shape will turn out well but the vadas will be hard. I am yet to master the crispy golden outer and spongy insides of a South Indian restaurant-style medhu vada but I do make a mean homemade vada that all at home enjoy.

If you like South Indian snacks, then you’d definitely like these – ulli vada, aloo bonda, Mysore bonda, potato bajji recipe. Browse a list of tea time snack recipes here.

Uzhunnu Vada/Medhu Vadai


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INGREDIENTS:

Makes 10-12 vada


Skinned whole urad dal – 1/2 cup
Chopped green chillies – 3
Minced ginger – 1 tsp(I don’t like biting into them while easting the vada)
Chopped curry leaves – 15
Salt – to taste

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Soak urad dal in sufficient water for at least an hour. Drain water completely and grind to a fine paste. This is where I went slightly wrong. I added a bit of water and couldn’t shape the vadas because of that.

2. Mix in the other ingredients to make a thick batter.

3. Heat oil in a pan and shape the vadas like doughnuts. You can use your wet palms or a damp plastic bag side to do this without the batter sticking to it. I just dropped spoonfuls of the batter into the oil.

4. Fry till golden brown, adjusting the heat when the oil gets too hot. Make sure the heat is not too much cuz that will burn the outside while the inside is still undercooked.

5. Dump into a kitchen napkin to drain excess oil.

Best enjoyed with coconut chutney and sambar. We had ours with carrot sambar.

The first time I made ulundu vadai, it was hard to shape it into doughnuts so I dropped spoonfuls into hot oil. The taste is the same so don’t feel bad if you need to do the same until you get better at shaping them. 

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  1. kavitha

    October 16, 2012 at 4:10 am

    Yummy! Gonna try tis…my vadai also alwiz turn out to b bondas as well:-)

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  2. Anonymous

    October 12, 2012 at 5:47 am

    It was awesome! thank you for posting it!

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  3. Anonymous

    December 8, 2011 at 10:22 am

    it came out well and was tasty too thanks

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  4. Nags

    August 31, 2011 at 2:59 am

    so glad you liked the medhu vada recipe 🙂

    Reply
  5. Veda

    August 30, 2011 at 12:03 am

    THANK YOU for this awesome recipe! Made it for the first time today. Can't wait to try others on your site 🙂

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