The best results are when the dal is soaked for about 20-30 minutes. The quantity of batter from the 2 different soaking methods is substantial. The shorter soaking time yields a lot more than the overnight soaking.
Last week the we had a lot more urad dal batter for the amount of rice soaked. Mom suggested that we could make some fritters with the excess. Who says no to deep fried goodness? Slightly different than the Medhu Vadai and a lot more easier and a forgiving recipe.
The medhu vadai requires the batter to be thick with a minimum amount of water. No such struggles with this one. The batter stayed in the fridge for a couple of days before we got around to using it.
No more waiting for excess urad dal batter, I will be soaking some dal just for making this.
Quick lentil fritters
Ingredients
1. 3/4 cup of urad dal soaked for about 20 minutes
2. 1 cup of chick pea flour
3. 1 1/2 cups of rice flour
4. 1 cup of chopped onions fine
5. 10 green chilies chopped fine
6. 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
7. salt to taste
8. Oil for deep frying
Method
1. Grind the soaked urad dal to a smooth batter.
2. Sift chick pea and rice flours and add it to the urad dal batter. Do not add any more water than that is in the urad batter. The batter should be thick enough to be able to take some batter in the hand and drop in the oil.
3. Add the chopped onions, green chilies and ginger to the batter
4. In a deep frying pan heat the oil.
5. Picking a small quantity of the batter add it to the oil using your fingers.
6. Let them brown evenly on all sides. Slightly crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. Serve with chutney of choice or just by itself.
Note:
1. Variation include adding grated carrots or chopped methi leaves, coriander leaves or curry leaves.
Perfect with tea
ReplyDeleteThe pakodas look so crunchy and delicious. I really like the kadai you are using to fry the pakodas. Is it an iron kadai?
ReplyDeleteYou are making so much delicious crunchy yummies that i think i should come there :-)
ReplyDeleteFeel like munching those cuties, yumm!
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother used to make this with the excess batter, and our favourite accompaniment with this was tomato sauce. I really like them and they bring back such great memories.
ReplyDeleteFinla, you are always welcome. Say you exchange the baked goodies I am ready to share these anyday :)
ReplyDeleteSra, my mom also mentioned that the regular idli batter mixed with onions, green chilies etc can also be deep fried. How did your grandmother make these?
Madhu, it is an anodized deep fry pan made by Hawkins.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting that the amount of soaking time makes such a difference in the batter produced, and that less time is in fact better?? Never knew that. I'll have to play around with that a bit.
ReplyDeleteThe vadas look OH so tempting!
Nupur, I have been told by quite a few people that urad dal does not need to be soaked for a very long time. Soaking the rice and methi seeds overnight on the other hand gets to ferment the batter quickly especially during winter.
ReplyDeletelike this new version of medu vadai or a form of it :)
ReplyDeleteIndo, my gran would make these with onion, green chillies and a bit of ginger, I think. They are also made plain, if I remember right.
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