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Aval vada is a crispy snack that can be prepared instantly when you crave having some crisp tea time snacks, especially during monsoon. The thick variety poha is used to make this snacks as the thin poha absorbs moisture very much and so may drink up oil when frying. The other ingredients are easily available in the pantry and can be added. Add chilly flakes or chopped green chillies if you love the vadas spicy. Check the recipe and do give it a try !!
Preparation time ~ 10 minutes
Cooking time ~ 10 minutes
Serves ~ 12-14 vadas
Author ~ Julie
Ingredients
poha / aval (thick) 2 cups (300 gms)
onion 1/2 cup chopped
green chillies 2 chopped
ginger 1 tsp, fine chopped
yogurt 1/3-1/2 cup
rice flour 1/4 cup-1/8 cup
red dry chillies broken 2 tbsps
coriander leaves 2 tbsps
curry leaves torn 1 sprig
salt to taste
oil to fry
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- Measure the poha(aval) and add enough water to soak the poha. Leave aside for 10 minutes. If you are using thin poha then soak only for 2–3 minutes. But it is better to use thick poha than the thin one as the thin ones absorbs a lot of water.
- After 10 minutes, drain water and squeeze out excess water from the poha and keep aside. In that, add chopped onions, chopped ginger, dry red chillies, coriander leaves, curry leaves, salt.
- Add yogurt (1/3 cup) if it's sour and mix well. To this, add rice flour little by little and give a quick mix. The amount of rice flour depends on the binding. I added only 2 -3 tbsps of rice flour.
- Mix well to a dough that can be shaped like vadas. Pinch out lemon size balls and shape to form vadas. Wet your palms and fingers for easy vada shaping. Keep aside on a plate, and make only 4-5 vadas or as much as you can fry in one batch, or else the vadas dry out before frying and may not hold shape when dropping in oil.
- Heat oil in a wok and wait till oil is hot. Slide the vadas in the hot oil and don't overcrowd the wok. Gently move the vadas to move and flip once it's lightly browned.
- Flip and fry all sides till golden brown. It takes longer than the regular vadas to fry. Drain from the oil and place on paper towels.
- Similarly shape and fry all the vadas till golden brown. Serve warm with tomato or coconut chutney.
- Enjoy !!
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