Name: Thayir Vada
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 200 gm Whole Black gram (Uzhunnu); 1 tsp Peppercorns; Asafoetida (A pinch, Kayam); 1 cup Grated coconut; 5 – Green chillies (finely chopped); Salt (As reqd); Curd (As reqd for soaking); 1 tsp Mustard seeds; Oil for deep frying vadas

Thayir Vada

By VijiSanthosh

• August 25, 2006

Thayir Vada

Simple and tasty Thayir (Curd) Vadas

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

200 gm Whole Black gram Uzhunnu
1 tsp Peppercorns
Asafoetida A pinch, Kayam
1 cup Grated coconut
5 – Green chillies finely chopped
Salt As reqd
Curd As reqd for soaking
1 tsp Mustard seeds
Oil for deep frying vadas

Instructions

Wash the black gram well and soak it in water for about 11/2 hrs.
Grind it to a thick paste.
Add salt, peppercorns and asafoetida and mix well.
Heat oil in a pan or a kadai.
Take a small plastic sheet of paper and place a small ball of the paste on it.
Tap it well into a round flat shape and make a small hole in the middle as well.
Drop this vada into the boiling oil and fry, till it turns golden brown.
Once the vadas are made, drop them in plain cold water for a minute.
Meanwhile, grind together grated coconut, green chillies and curry leaves into a thick fine paste.
Mix together the above paste with the curd along with salt.
Add seasoned mustard seeds, dry red chillies and curry leaves into it and mix well.
Remove the vadas from the plain water and drop them in the curd mixture.
Garnish with coriander leaves.

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Response (1)

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s s February 26, 2007

i tried it n it turned out well…but i found it very hard to shape it out over a sheet..so i pour a scoop of batter into the oil n made a hole in the centre with the tip of a spoon..any easy tips??