If we had to pick our favorite South Indian food, Medu Vada would undoubtedly top the list. Crunchy, fried, donut like vadas are a great recipe for any occasion. Whether you serve it with chutney, sambar, or both, this plain vada is the ultimate essence of comfort food! To make these vadas, urad dal is often soaked for hours, then the batter is mixed with spices and fried. And it is because of this lengthy process that most of us prefer to just order the vadas instead of making them at home. However, if you are looking for a simple and quick recipe for medu vada, we have what you need! This time, switch up a few ingredients and make instant vada with semolina! Semolina helps in enhancing the crunchiness of a dish, and at the same time, it is a good substitute in many South Indian dishes. By now, we are sure that you must have made sooji idli, sooji dosa and sooji uttapam too. So this time learn how to make some crunchy vadas from semolina.
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This recipe requires only minimal ingredients. You can easily make these vadas when you are hungry. The best part is that if you add some sambar and chutney to it, you will have a delicious South Indian meal in no time! So, without waiting, let’s check out the recipe of these vadas.
About Suji Medu Vada Recipe: Here’s how to make Suji Medu Vada
First of all, in a bowl add semolina, ginger, green chili, onion, cumin, green coriander, curry leaves and salt as per taste and mix all the things well. Make a thick batter by adding curd and some water to it. Before making the vada, add fruit salt or sweet soda to it. Heat oil in a wok and grease your hand with oil and shape it into vada and deep fry it till it becomes crisp golden. Enjoy it with chutney or sambar.
For the complete recipe for Sooji Medu Vada, click here.
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Make this delicious recipe, and let us know how you liked it!