Keerai vadai is a tea time snack popular in Tamil
Nadu . It tastes irresistibly
delicious something which is different from the regular vadas. Keerai vadai can
be prepared with any combination of dhals. To get a soft keerai vadai, use only
urad dhal. For crispy vada use channa dal. I have made these vadais with urad
dal, onion, spinach & fresh coriander. Spinach give
flavour to these vadas and Deliciously crispy on the outside and soft flavorsome and fluffy on the inside. You can have this as evening snack with a cup of coffee/tea.
Ingredients:
Urad dal – 1 cup
Spinach– 1 cup Finely chopped
Green chilly – 3 no finely
chopped
Ginger – 1 tsp grated
Onion – 2 medium size finely
chopped
Curry leaves – few
Salt- as required
Oil – To deep fry.
Coriander leaves-2tbsp finely
chopped
Method:
1. Soak the urad dal in enough water for 2 hours
.Drain the water from the soaked urad dal and grind it nicely to smooth batter
adding approximately 4-5 tablespoons water.
2.Mean while chop the onion, green
leaves, ginger and green chilly. take a vessel add the onion green chilly and
leaves ,curry leaves ginger and urad dal batter adjust salt. mix well with your
hand for a minute to get a homogenous batter.
3.Heat oil in a heavy bottomed
vessel or kadai. Wet your hand in
water, take a large ball of the urad dal mixture in your hand and place it on a
moistened plastic sheet.
4. Shape it into a flat vadai and make a hole in
the center or else take the required
amount of batter in fingers, and shape it and make a center hole .
5. Reduce the heat to medium. Then transfer the
flattened batter to your hand from the leaf/ziploc bag and drop it into the hot
oil carefully.
6.Once it is slightly cooked, flip
it over to the other side and cook both sides until golden brown. Serve the
delicious keerai vadai with coconut chutney and Filter Coffee/Tea.
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