Get Ready for a Flavor Explosion with Our Medu Vada Recipe - Perfectly Crispy and Delicious! 2023

 Medu Vada Recipe or Sambar Vada (Uzhunnu Vada)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup urad dal (split black lentils)
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp salt
• Oil for deep frying

For Sambar:

• 1/2 cup toor dal (split pigeon peas)
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp urad dal
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 tomato, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp sambar powder
• Salt to taste
• 2 cups water

Instructions:

1. Soak the urad dal in water for 4-5 hours or overnight. Drain the water and grind the dal to a smooth batter using a little water. Add cumin seeds and salt while grinding.
2. Heat oil in a deep pan for frying.
3. Take small portions of the batter and shape them into vadas. Gently slide them into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown and crispy. Drain on paper towel.
4. To make the sambar, pressure cook toor dal with water and a pinch of salt for 3 whistles.
5. In a separate pan, heat oil and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and urad dal. Once they start to splutter, add chopped onion and fry until golden brown.
6. Add chopped tomatoes, sambar powder and salt. Fry for a few minutes.
7. Add the cooked toor dal and 2 cups of water. Bring it to boil.
8. Serve the hot vadas with sambar.
9. Enjoy your homemade Medu Vada or Sambar Vada!

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 Nutrition information

Based on the above ingredients, here's the nutrition information for the recipe provided, based on the given ingredients:

For Urad Dal Vada:

Serving size: 1 vada (approximately 30 grams)

• Calories: 93 kcal
• Total fat: 5.3g

• Saturated fat: 0.7g
• Trans fat: 0g
• Cholesterol: 0mg
• Sodium: 233mg
• Total carbohydrates: 8.7g
• Dietary fiber: 3g
• Sugars: 0.1g
• Protein: 3.5g

For Toor Dal Sambar:

Serving size: 1/4th of the recipe (approximately 225 grams)

• Calories: 179 kcal
• Total fat: 4.8g
• Saturated fat: 0.6g
• Trans fat: 0g
• Cholesterol: 0mg
• Sodium: 625mg
• Total carbohydrates: 27g
• Dietary fiber: 8g
• Sugars: 4g
• Protein: 9g

Please note that this nutrition information is an estimate and may vary based on the specific brands and quantities of ingredients used in the recipe.