India
Mixed Vegetable Vadai
There are only a few things yummier, more nutritious and wholesome than a vegetable dish or a vegetable cutlet, and the mixed vegetable vada falls right in. The South Indian snack has the palatable pleasure of a vada coupled with the goodness and delicious flavors of mixed vegetables.
Dipped in a tangy mint-coriander chutney or simple some ketchup, the vada brings out the best of every teatime. Follow this recipe fry up some.
Prep Time | 10 minutes |
Cook Time | 15 minutes |
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Ingredients
For Filling
- 2 potatoes
- 1 capsicum
- 1 cup cabbage
- 1 carrot
- cup ½French Beans
- cup ¼green peas
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 tsp grated garlic
- tsp ½cumin seeds
- 1 onion
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- tsp ½garam masala powder
- cup ¼chopped coriander leaves
For Batter
- 2 cups chickpea flour besan
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- Sal to taste
- Oil for deep frying
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Instructions
- Wash, clean and chop all the vegetables into small pieces and pressure cook it for about 4-5 whistles.
- Now pulse the cooked vegetable in a blender.
- Heat the oil in a wok and sauté grated ginger, garlic and cumin seeds.
- Add in onion and cook it until light golden in color.
- Add red chili powder, salt, garam masala powder and ¼ cup water. Cook the spices until oil shows separately.
- Add in mashed vegetables, coriander leaves and mix it well.
- Make small size ball from the mixture.
- In a medium bowl, add chickpea flour, red chili powder, salt and 1/2 cup water to make batter.
- Dip vegetable balls into batter to coat from all the sides.
- Heat the oil in a wok and deep-fry the balls until golden and crisp.
- Drain excess oil on tissue paper.
- Serve hot with your favorite sauce.