Buttermilk Vada Recipe
Buttermilk Vada is an ideal and different style of deep-fried snack recipe made with semolina, beaten rice, fresh herbs and sour buttermilk. Vada is a kind of recipe that are very common across south India and are mainly made for morning breakfast or for any particular occasions. Lets go through the recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 cup poha / aval / flattened rice, thick
- ½ cup rava / semolina / suji, coarse
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 chilli, finely chopped
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- 1 tbsp sesame
- few curry leaves, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp coconut, grated
- 1 tsp cumin
- ¼ cup rice flour
- oil, for frying
How to Prepare Buttermilk Vada
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at first, in a large bowl place a sieve and rinse 1 cup poha.
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transfer the rinsed poha to a large bowl and add ½ cup rava.
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also, add ½ tsp salt, 1 cup buttermilk and mix well.
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rest for 20 minutes or until the poha and rava absorbs buttermilk.
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after 20 minutes, the poha and rava have softened well.
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now add 1 chilli, 1 tsp ginger paste, ½ tsp chilli flakes, 1 tbsp sesame, few curry leaves, 2 tbsp coriander, 2 tbsp coconut and 1 tsp cumin.
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squeeze and mix well making sure everything is well combined.
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further, add ¼ cup rice flour and mix forming a soft dough.
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grease hands with oil and pinch a ball sized dough.
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flatten slightly and make a hole in the centre.
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deep fry in hot oil, keeping the flame on medium.
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stir occasionally, and fry on medium flame until the vada turns golden and crisp.
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drain off the vada on kitchen paper to remove excess oil.
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finally, you can have buttermilk vada with chutney or tomato sauce.
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