Kaara Vadai

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Kaara vadai is a deep fried vada recipe with urad dal and raw rice ground together into coarse paste and then dropped into hot oil. Serve hot with chutney.

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Kaara Vadai recipe - How to make Kaara Vadai

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South Indian Vada

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cooking Time: 20 mins Total Time: 35 mins 6Makes 6 vadas
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Ingredients

1 cup rice (chawal)
1/3 cup urad dal (split black lentils)
2 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp asafoetida (hing)
5 to 6 curry leaves (kadi patta) , chopped
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
oil for tempering and deep frying
1 tsp fruit salt

Method

Clean, wash and soak the rice and urad dhal in enough water for 2 hours.
Drain and blend the rice and urad dal in a mixer along with salt till smooth.
Mix, cover and keep aside to ferment for 12 hours.
Add the red chilli powder, hing, curry leaves and little water and mix well to make a smooth batter of pouring consistency.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a small pan and add the mustard seeds.
When the seeds crackle, pour this to the batter and mix well.
Just before making, add the fruit salt and mix thoroughly.
Heat the oil in a kadhai and drop a tbsp of batter and deep fry the vadas till they turn golden brown and crisp.
Drain on an absorbent paper and serve hot with any chutney.