Name: Low Calorie Medu Vadas ( No onion , no garlic ) recipe by Swathi Joshnaa Sathish at BetterButter
Prep time: 180 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 190 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: White urad dal 1 cup; Water for soaking 3 cups; Water for grinding 1/4 cup or as required; Salt 1 teaspoon; Whole black pepper 1 teaspoon; Curry leaves chopped 1 tablespoon; Green chillies ( optional ) chopped as preferred; Ginger finely chopped 1 teaspoon; Sesame oil 3 tablespoons

ABOUT Low Calorie Medu Vadas ( No onion , no garlic ) RECIPE

Vadas needn’t be deep fried always . These healthy , low calorie vadas are prepared in appe pan with very little oil without compromising on the taste and sponginess of the vadas . No onion , no garlic version vadas are perfect for Navratri Vrath.

Ingredients Serving: 10

White urad dal 1 cup
Water for soaking 3 cups
Water for grinding 1/4 cup or as required
Salt 1 teaspoon
Whole black pepper 1 teaspoon
Curry leaves chopped 1 tablespoon
Green chillies ( optional ) chopped as preferred
Ginger finely chopped 1 teaspoon
Sesame oil 3 tablespoons

Instructions

Wash and soak 1 cup white urad dal in 3 cups water for 2.5 hours.
After 2.5 hours , grind the drained dal to a slightly coarse paste by adding very little water .
This is the texture of the Vada batter . Not too pasty nor too coarse .
Transfer the batter to a bowl . Add a teaspoon salt .
Add 1 teaspoon whole black pepper.
Add a tablespoon finely chopped curry leaves .
Add a teaspoon finely chopped ginger. Mix the batter well .Cover and refrigerate batter for 20mins.
Refrigerating the batter ensures crunchy outside spongy inside textured vadas.
Drizzle and heat sesame oil in a nonstick appe pan . . Fill the pits with Vada batter.
Flip and Cook each sids in low to medium heat until golden light brown .
Repeat and cook vadas in batches.
Low Calorie Medu Vada is ready . This no onion no garlic version vadas are perfect for Navratri .