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Rava Vada
🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Rava Vada

🇮🇳 Indian

Crisp outside, cloud-soft inside — the fried half of every great south Indian breakfast. Gives you a proper meal in 40 minutes. Ready in 40 minutes including prep.

Prep 25 min Cook 15 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

  • Yogurt1/2 cup
  • Ginger1 tsp
  • Green Chili1
  • Vegetable Oilfor frying
  • Curry Leaves1 sprig
  • Semolina (Rava)1 cup, soaked

Instructions

  1. 1

    Soak the semolina (rava) until plump, then grind to a thick, airy paste with minimal water — a fluffy batter fries up hollow.

  2. 2

    Beat in salt, green chili, ginger and curry leaves.

  3. 3

    Shape into rings or patties with wet hands.

  4. 4

    Fry at 175°C until deep gold and crisp, 3-4 minutes a side; drain well.

  5. 5

    Serve with sambar and coconut chutney while impossibly hot.

Chef's tip

Fermented batter smells faintly sour and lifts with a spoon — trust your nose.

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Watch how it's made

Video: ಹೋಟೆಲ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಗುವ ರವೆ ವಡೆ ಮಾಡುವ ವಿಧಾನ| Hotel style Rava vada| Suji vada| Semolina vada · on YouTube