🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Rava Vadai

Name: Rava Vadai
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 38 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups, whisked Yogurt; 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste; to taste Salt; 2 Green Chili; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; for deep frying Vegetable Oil; 2 sprigs Curry Leaves; a pinch Asafoetida; 1 cup Gram Flour; 1/2 tsp Ajwain; 2 tbsp Rice Flour; 1 cup Semolina (Rava)

🇮🇳 Indian

Crisp rava vada, instant-crunch cousin of medu vada. Fried gold, built for rainy afternoons and strong chai. Serve with mint or tamarind chutney and masala chai.

Prep 18 min Cook 20 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Yogurt2 cups, whisked
Ginger Garlic Paste1 tsp
Saltto taste
Green Chili2
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Vegetable Oilfor deep frying
Curry Leaves2 sprigs
Asafoetidaa pinch
Gram Flour1 cup
Ajwain1/2 tsp
Rice Flour2 tbsp
Semolina (Rava)1 cup

Instructions

1
Mix the semolina (rava) into a seasoned batter with the yogurt, resting it ten minutes so the flours hydrate.
2
Warm the oil till a test droplet sizzles and floats at once; too cool and everything goes greasy.
3
Fry in batches of six or so, nudging them apart; crowding drops the oil temperature and the crunch.
4
Cook three to four minutes a side until the sizzle quietens, then drain on a wire rack.
5
Pile up, salt lightly, and serve with mint chutney and ketchup within arm's reach.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lemon or lime right before serving wakes up every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Instant Rava Medu Vada in 15 Mins - Crispy Breakfast or Tea Time Snack | Easy Sooji Medu Vada · on YouTube