Thayir Vada Recipe (Spicy Fritter Soaked In Sweet Yogurt Recipe)
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with white urad dal (whole), green chilli - chopped, asafoetida (hing). Ready in 1h 45m, serves 4.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
Instructions
14 steps- 1
We begin making Thayir Vadai Recipe (Spicy Fritter Soaked In Sweet Yogurt Recipe) by soaking the urad dal in water for about 2 hours
white urad dal (whole)(1/2 cup)white urad dal (split)(1 teaspoon) - 2
Strain and grind the dal to a smooth batter along with the green chilli, ginger, hing and salt by adding little water to a consistency which is thick and smooth
green chilli - chopped(2)inch ginger - finely chopped(1)salt - to tastesalt - to tastedry red chilli - halved(1)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 3
Beat curd along with salt, sugar and coconut to a smooth consistency and refrigerate before you start frying your vadas
salt - to tastecurd (dahi / yogurt)(2 cups)teaspoons sugar(2)fresh coconut - grated(1/4 cup)salt - to taste - 4
Heat oil for pan frying in a kuzhi paniyaram pan and fry the vada by adding a drop of batter into the oil
- 5
The vada must be fried till it is golden brown
- 6
Do the same till the rest of the batter is over
- 7
Drain the vada over a paper napkin
- 8
Soak the vada in the curd mixture for about 30 minutes in refrigerator
curd (dahi / yogurt)(2 cups) - 9
To temper the ingredients, heat a pan with oil, add mustard seeds, split urad dal and allow it to crackle
white urad dal (whole)(1/2 cup)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)white urad dal (split)(1 teaspoon) - 10
Add curry leaves, hing, dry red chillies and allow them to crackle as well
green chilli - chopped(2)dry red chilli - halved(1)sprig curry leaves - finely chopped(1)coriander (dhania) leaves - a few sprigs finely choppedred chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)coriander (dhania) leaves - a few sprigs finely chopped - 11
Pour the tempering on top of the thayir vadai
- 12
While serving sprinkle some kara boondi and some coriander leaves
sprig curry leaves - finely chopped(1)boondi - as neededcoriander (dhania) leaves - a few sprigs finely choppedboondi - as neededcoriander (dhania) leaves - a few sprigs finely chopped - 13
Serve your Thayir Vadai as a snack or even serve as an appetizer for your parties
- 14
Serve your Thayir Vadai Recipe (Spicy Fritter Soaked In Sweet Yogurt Recipe) chilled after refrigerating for some time along with Vegetable Rava Upma Recipe and South Indian Filter Coffee to make it a complete breakfast
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Thayir Vada Recipe (Spicy Fritter Soaked In Sweet Yogurt Recipe)
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with white urad dal (whole), green chilli - chopped, asafoetida (hing). Ready in 1h 45m, serves 4.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
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14 steps- 1
We begin making Thayir Vadai Recipe (Spicy Fritter Soaked In Sweet Yogurt Recipe) by soaking the urad dal in water for about 2 hours
white urad dal (whole)(1/2 cup)white urad dal (split)(1 teaspoon) - 2
Strain and grind the dal to a smooth batter along with the green chilli, ginger, hing and salt by adding little water to a consistency which is thick and smooth
green chilli - chopped(2)inch ginger - finely chopped(1)salt - to tastesalt - to tastedry red chilli - halved(1)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 3
Beat curd along with salt, sugar and coconut to a smooth consistency and refrigerate before you start frying your vadas
salt - to tastecurd (dahi / yogurt)(2 cups)teaspoons sugar(2)fresh coconut - grated(1/4 cup)salt - to taste - 4
Heat oil for pan frying in a kuzhi paniyaram pan and fry the vada by adding a drop of batter into the oil
- 5
The vada must be fried till it is golden brown
- 6
Do the same till the rest of the batter is over
- 7
Drain the vada over a paper napkin
- 8
Soak the vada in the curd mixture for about 30 minutes in refrigerator
curd (dahi / yogurt)(2 cups) - 9
To temper the ingredients, heat a pan with oil, add mustard seeds, split urad dal and allow it to crackle
white urad dal (whole)(1/2 cup)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)white urad dal (split)(1 teaspoon) - 10
Add curry leaves, hing, dry red chillies and allow them to crackle as well
green chilli - chopped(2)dry red chilli - halved(1)sprig curry leaves - finely chopped(1)coriander (dhania) leaves - a few sprigs finely choppedred chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)coriander (dhania) leaves - a few sprigs finely chopped - 11
Pour the tempering on top of the thayir vadai
- 12
While serving sprinkle some kara boondi and some coriander leaves
sprig curry leaves - finely chopped(1)boondi - as neededcoriander (dhania) leaves - a few sprigs finely choppedboondi - as neededcoriander (dhania) leaves - a few sprigs finely chopped - 13
Serve your Thayir Vadai as a snack or even serve as an appetizer for your parties
- 14
Serve your Thayir Vadai Recipe (Spicy Fritter Soaked In Sweet Yogurt Recipe) chilled after refrigerating for some time along with Vegetable Rava Upma Recipe and South Indian Filter Coffee to make it a complete breakfast
Rate this recipe
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