Rasam Vada | South Indian Vadai

     Rasam Vada a tasty variation to regular vadai.Obviously it is vada in rasam.Rasam is a thin soup made with or without lentils along with spice powder/mix.There are so many variations to rasam like lemon rasam,puli rasam,tomato rasam,pineapple rasam,kollu rasam.

How To Make Paneer Tikka | Indian Starters

   Paneer Tikka-The very famous Indian starter.When i used to work ,we go to restaurants every quarter for dinner.Even though i don't go often ,whenever i go the very first thing they serve was paneer tikka -a juicy,spicy,tangy paneer marinated and roasted in tandoori oven.

Aloo Bonda (Urad Dal)

Usually aloo bonda is made with besan (gram dal flour), in this recipe besan is replaced by urad dal flour.

During weekends and holidays my little one and my hubby demand an evening snack. I always have a lot of questions on what to make, whether its healthy  and what is available in the pantry. This past weekend these questions and I came up with this Aloo Bonda recipe.

Aloo Bonda is popular snack in South India made with potatoes as filling inside besan flour. Its deep fried which makes it yummy. I had some Urad dal batter left over from the previous day and I used this instead of besan and made allo bonda.

Check other urad dal recipes Urad dal fritters,Urad dal vada

Preparation time:2 hour (soaking urad dal)+10 min

Cooking time:30 min

Serves:3

Banana Flower- Vaazhaipoo Vada Guest post in Pooja blog

When I started this blog, I looked for some support. Pooja was very kind and 

accommodating. I thank her very much for this great opportunity. Pooja has a 

wonderful cooking website "Daily Swad Sugandh". I love her recipes a lot and I 

have tried quite a few of them, one among them is babycorn-cashew-curry. It was super tasty and yummy. I hope you guys also enjoy her recipes.Go ahead and find my post in pooja's site.
                   

Cleaning banana flower:

• Remove the banana cover one by one and remove the stem and cut it in to small pieces.

• Preparing the vada and frying it.

Vada ready to serve.

Check other simple urad dal vada here

Urad Dal Fritters -Seeyam Chettinad Style

This is a Chettinad Special usually served in marriages and functions. Even though deep fried its very nutritious. The batter for this dish is similar to Vada batter. Its cooked like a fritter which makes it light. When I make Vada I usually keep Seeyam as Plan B. If the Vada batter gets too thin I use it to make Seeyam.
You can grind the batter in a regular blender or an Indian Mixer. You can make sweet Seeyam by stuffing with coconut and jaggery.

Preparation time:20 min

Cooking time:30 min

Serves:3-4

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Urad dal (Ulundam Paruppu) - Soaked for 2 hrs
• 1 tbsp Toor dal (Thuvaram Paruppu) - Soaked for 2 hrs
• Water needed for grinding.
• Salt as needed.
• Oil for frying.

To Temper:

• 1/2 tbsp Mustard seeds.
• 1/2 tbsp Urad dal.
• 1 small onion (very thinly sliced)

Method:

• Wash and soak the Urad Dal and Toor Dal for 2 -3 hrs .
• Grind in Wet grinder /Blender with less water. (Splash little bit of water when the grinder/blender not able to grind).

• Temper the oil with mustard seeds and urad dal .

• Add onions and saute them until translucent.
• Add this to the ground Urad dal  batter.
• Add required salt to the mixture.
• Make small balls or whatever shapes you like and deep fry them in oil until it changes color.
• Serve them as a snack or as an appetizer.

Note:

• Dont make the batter too runny(the fritter will absorb more oil)
• Wait until it changes color otherwise you feel it is still raw 
• Serve them hot to enjoy the crispness.

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Vada and Sambar recipe-Chettinad Style

      Vada is a famous South Indian appetizer. In Chettinad Marriages and festivals Vada is usually served during breakfast and also as an evening snack along with Idly. Idly is steamed and it's usually soft and fluffy, Vada is deep fried and it is crunchy. The crunch of the Vada goes really well with the softness of the Idly.

       This Vada Recipe is an authentic Chettinad recipe. It uses Urad dal and its very nutritious even though its deep fried. It can be served as a snack or as an appetizer.
       The traditional accompaniment for Vada is Sambar. You can find a dish called Sambar Vada in almost all South Indian restaurants. Its Vada soaked in Sambar.
      I have included a traditional breakfast Sambar recipe in this post. It uses green chilis for the spice instead of sambar powder. It tastes quite different from the other styles of Sambar.

 VADA
Preparation time:20 min
Cooking time:20-30 min
Serves:2-3