Maddur vada step-by-step recipe with photos.
About this recipe
Maddur vada/vade are famous savoury fritters from Karnataka. It originates from Maddur which is a small town that lies between Bangalore and Mysore. Anyone who has travelled from Bangalore to Mysore cannot go past Maddur without eating this famous delicacy. This snack is widely available in all Mysore-Bangalore bus and train routes.
The authentic recipe uses red or pink onions. Make sure you use them to get the authentic taste. A perfect Maddur vade is slightly thigh, has a crispy crust and a soft centre. It is not very spicy either. The balance of red onions, cashew and poppy seeds with chillies create a perfect burst of flavours.
These vegan fritters are a great tea-time snack that is crispy from the outside and has a slightly soft core inside. These vadas are really easy to put together and taste best when served with coconut chutney or peanut chutney.
Maddur vada step by step instructions
1. Mix the flours with the rest of the ingredients except oil
2. Pour hot oil onto it
3. Mix well and let it sit for 10 minutes
4. Knead well into a dough by slowly adding some water
5. Spread a small portion of the dough into a round disc
6. Fry in hot oil until golden brown on both sides
Recipe card
Maddur vada
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice flour
- ½ cup plain flour (maida)
- ½ cup semolina fine
- 1 large red onion chopped
- 1-2 green chillies chopped
- 5-7 curry leaves chopped
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- A small pinch asafoetida (hing)
- Salt to taste
- 3 tablespoon hot oil
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix rice flour, plain flour, and semolina together
- Add onions, chillies, curry leaves, poppy seeds, hing, salt and combine well
- Now add hot oil and mix it well. Oil should be so hot that as soon as you pour it, it starts to form bubbles on the flour
- Set it aside for 10 minutes
- Slowly add water and knead into a stiff dough
- Take a baking/parchment paper and lightly grease it with some oil
- Apply some oil on your fingers. Take a lemon sized dough and spread it on the baking paper
- Heat oil in a frying pan
- Carefully lift the dough from the baking paper and slide it into the hot oil
- Fry on medium flame until it is golden brown on both side
- Serve hot with chutney
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