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Ulli Vada | Onion Vada

Craving for evening snacks, why not try this popular deep fried ulli vada made with onions, chillies, ginger, curry leaves and gram flour. Ulli vada also known as onion vada is popular all over South India & Kerala. Easy to make ulli vada recipe in 3 easy steps is shared in this blog post with stepwise pictures and video. Don't forget to serve your onion vada with coconut chutney & masala chai.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 3 minutes
Total Time: 18 minutes
Servings: 15 vadas
Calories: 71kcal
Author: Aarthi

Ingredients

  • ½ kg Onion sliced thinly
  • ½ cup Coriander Leaves chopped
  • 4 Green Chilli chopped
  • 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1 cup Gram Flour
  • ½ cup Rice Flour
  • 2 sprig Curry leaves
  • 1 tbsp Fennel Seeds
  • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 2 tsp Chilli Powder
  • ¼ tsp Baking Soda
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for deep frying + 1 tblspn for adding in batter

Instructions

  • Peel skins from the onion. Wash them well, cut them in half and slice them thinly. You can use a mandoline slicer to slice the onions or use a sharp knife. Chop green chillies, curry leaves and coriander leaves.
  • In a mixing bowl add sliced onions, green chilli, curry leaves, cilantro, salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder, baking soda, fennel seeds and mix well by your hands.
  • You should mix this really well so that the water from the onions start to come out. After mixing this leave it aside for 5 mins.
  • Add gram flour & rice flour a spoonful at a time and mix well. This vada don’t need any additional water, the moisture in this onions is enough for making the batter.If you need just sprinkle few drops of batter in this.
  • Now heat a tablespoon of oil and pour it in the batter and mix well.This batter should be a think one, so that you can form dumplings out of it.
  • Heat oil for deep frying. Make small balls out of this mixture and drop in hot oil.Fry this till golden on a medium flame. This will take around 5-10 mins.
  • Now drain this in a paper towel. Serve hot with chutney or as it is.

Video

Notes

  • Make sure you slice the onions thinly. 
  • Don't add water when making the mixture. The water from onion mixture is enough to make the dough.
  • Fry the vada in medium high heat till golden so the inside cooks evenly. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1servings | Calories: 71kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 70mg | Potassium: 139mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 130IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg
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