Maddur vada | Crispy Maddur vade

Ingredients

• 1 & 1/2 cups Rava (Semolina or sooji)
• 1/2 cup All purpose flour (Maida)
• 1/4 cup Rice flour
• 4 Onion (Chopped)
• 2 tbsp Oil (Hot)
• 1 Green chilli (finely chopped)
• 1 tbsp Ginger (finely chopped)
• 1 tbsp Curry leaves (finely chopped)
• 1 tbsp Sesame seeds
• 1 tbsp Cashews (crushed)
• 1 tbsp Ghee
• Salt (as needed)
• Oil (for deep frying)

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Mixing ---

2. 2

   Take sliced onion, curry leaves, ginger, chilli in a mixing bowl. Add hot oil, salt to it and mix well.

3. 3

   As you mix, the onion will be as separate strands and leave out water.

4. 4

   After that, add rava and mix well.

5. 5

   Add rest of the ingredients - sesame seeds, cashews.

6. 6

   Now tip in maida, rice flour and ghee.

7. 7

   Combine well, so that if you take a fist full, it will hold the shape.

8. 8

   --- Dough & Shaping ---

9. 9

   Sprinkle water and knead to a dough. I actually divided into two before mixing water.

10. 10

    Divide the dough to 6 equal size balls or as per your requirement.

11. 11

    Heat oil in a kadai. Meanwhile, take a baking sheet and grease it. Take a ball, flatten into a fairly thick vada.

12. 12

    --- Frying ---

13. 13

    Then peel it from the paper and slide into hot oil.

14. 14

    Depending on kadai size and oil quantity, you can fry more than one. Mine is small, so did one at a time. Cook in medium flame. Once you see onion turn golden, flip and cook other side.

15. 15

    Cook until onion turns deep reddish in colour and vada is golden in color. Finally drain over paper towel.