Want to grab a quick snack with hot coffee / tea in the evening? Then, this Aval Vadai is one of the crunchy and yummy evening snack! Very easy and hassle free snack to make. The conventional Medhuvadaa or masala vada needs dals to be soaked and then grinding with spices, followed by deep frying. But this is just an instant vada, we could just gather all the required ingredients in 10 minutes and make this yummy snack for a nice evening!
Preparation and Yield:
Method:
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Aval Vadai | Flattened Rice Vada | Poha Vada |
Preparation and Yield:
Preparation time | 10 mins |
Cooking Time | 30 mins |
Yield | 15 |
Recipe Category | Main |
Recipe Cuisine | South Indian |
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Aval Vadai | Flattened Rice Vada | Poha Vada |
Ingredients:
Aval / Flattened Rice | 1 Cup* |
Onion | 1, Finely Chopped |
Green Chilli | 1, Finely Chopped |
Ginger | 1/2" Piece finely chopped |
Salt | To taste |
Few Curry Leaves | 1/4 teaspoon |
Coriander Leaves | 1/4 Cup |
Oil | For Deep Frying |
* 1 Cup = 250ml
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Aval Vadai | Flattened Rice Vada | Poha Vada |
- Wash the flattened rice thoroughly, and add water just above the level of flattened rice and set it aside for 10 minutes
- After 10 minutes, squeeze out excess water from soaked flattened rice. Mash the flattened rice nicely
- Add chopped onion, green chili, ginger, salt, teared up curry leaves, coriander leaves and mix everything well
- Make small balls out of the vada mixture and then flatten it to make a vada. If you are not able to make a patti, you can add a tablespoon of rice flour which help in binding all the ingredients
- Heat oil in a pan. When the oil is really hot, keep the flame medium and add 4-5 patties and deep fry them till they are golden brown and crispy. take out the crispy vada and place it in tissue to drain excess oil
- Serve the delicious Aval Vadai / Flattened Rice Vada with hot tea / coffee and enjoy the nice evening
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Aval Vadai | Flattened Rice Vada | Poha Vada |