These spicy Indian "donuts" make a great appetizer or snack. They are served with spiced yogurt.
Clean dal, wash and soak in water for 4 hours. Blend in blender at medium speed using minimum water to keep paste moving freely. Add salt, cumin, and chilies.
Then start heating the oil, it needs to be quite hot. Drop large spoonfuls of batter into your hand. Form in traditional "donut" shape. Fry till golden brown.
Drop fried Vadas in water. Let it soak 3-4 minutes or until ready to serve.
Beat yogurt with milk. Add pepper, curry leaves, and ginger according to taste. Some people add mint or mango chutney to this as well. If you prefer it sweeter add a bit of Splenda.
Squeeze out water from the vada and pour spiced yogurt over the top.
Garnish with cilantro (coriander) leaves and some shredded carrot.
Makes about 12 dumplings and about 1 - 1./2 cups if sauce.
Each vada (and 2 Tbs sauce) contain an estimated:
Cals: 215, FatCals: 169, TotFat: 19g
SatFat: 3g, PolyFat: 11g, MonoFat: 5g
Chol: 2mg, Na: 117mg, K: 176mg
TotCarbs: 8g, Fiber: 4g, Sugars: 2g
NetCarbs: 5g, Protein: 4g
We enjoyed these during a recent trip to Delhi, India. This is a combination of several traditional Indian vada recipes.
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Serving Size: 1 Serving (63g) | ||
Recipe Makes: 12 | ||
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Calories: 246 | ||
Calories from Fat: 173 (70%) | ||
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Amt Per Serving | % DV | |
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Total Fat 19.2g | 26 % | |
Saturated Fat 1.5g | 7 % | |
Monounsaturated Fat 13.6g | ||
Polyunsanturated Fat 3.3g | ||
Cholesterol 1.3mg | 0 % | |
Sodium 64.8mg | 2 % | |
Potassium 243.5mg | 6 % | |
Total Carbohydrate 13.2g | 4 % | |
Dietary Fiber 5.8g | 23 % | |
Sugars, other 7.4g | ||
Protein 6g | 9 % | |
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Calories per serving: 246
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