Crispy Maddur Vada

Maddur vada is the pride of the Bangalore Mysore highway, and a good one shatters with every bite. Most home versions turn soft, and it comes down to a few steps.

Salt the onions and keep their liquid, rub hot oil into the flours, and fry low and slow until the bubbling stops. No garlic.

Maddur Vada

Quick Details
Makes: 12 vadas
Time: about 40 minutes
Diet: Vegetarian

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Course Snack

Cuisine South Indian

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup rice flour
• 1/2 cup chiroti rava
• 1/4 cup maida
• 3 tablespoons oil hot
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 onions large, sliced paper thin
• 3 green chillies finely chopped
• 20 curry leaves
• 3 tablespoons coriander leaves chopped
• 1 teaspoon ginger grated
• 1/4 teaspoon hing
• 2 tablespoons cold water 2 to 5, as needed
• oil for deep frying

Instructions

 

• Salt the onions. Mix the onions with the salt and rest for 10 minutes. Keep the liquid.
• Rub in the oil. Rub the hot oil into the rice flour, rava and maida until the mixture holds its shape when pressed.
• Make the dough. Add the onions with their liquid, the green chillies, curry leaves, coriander, ginger and hing. Add cold water a tablespoon at a time to make a stiff dough. Do not rest it.
• Shape. Pat portions out thin, about 2 mm.
• Fry. Fry on medium low heat for 6 to 7 minutes until the bubbling subsides. Drain on a wire rack.

Video

Keyword Maddur Vada, Karnataka Snack, Tea Time Snack

Tips for the Best Maddur Vada

• Slice the onions paper thin and salt them for 10 minutes. Use the liquid to bind the dough.
• Rub the hot oil into the flours until the mixture holds its shape in your fist.
• Do not rest the dough. Shape and fry right away.
• Pat them thin, about 2 mm, and fry on medium low until the bubbling slows.

Storage

Store cooled vadas in an airtight container for 2 to 3 days.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why did my vadas turn soft?
Usually from resting the dough or frying on high heat. Fry low and slow until the bubbles subside.

What is chiroti rava?
A very fine semolina. Fine rava works if you cannot find it.

Make these with your evening chai and tell me how crisp they turned out. Watch the recipe video on YouTube and follow @askdeepa_ on Instagram for more.