Induction Chulha Recipes: Check out these tasty vada recipes
A plate of crispy vada and a cup of hot tea can be a treat at any time of the day. But not many of you may know that induction chulhas are ideal for deep frying vadas. If you have an induction cooker at home and are looking for tasty and healthy vada recipes, here’s the right page for you.
1. Medu vada: Crispy, fluffy and yummy vada that goes very well with coconut chutney or tomato chutney.
Ingredients
1 cup urad dal
Green chilli, finely chopped
Crushed ginger
Curry leaves, finely chopped
Coriander, finely chopped
1 tbsp dry coconut, finely grated
Hing/asafoetida
2 tbsp rice flour
Salt
Oil for deep frying
How to make it?
Soak 1 cup urad dal in water for 2 to 3 hours. Grind the dal in a mixer grinder until it is smooth. Add a few tablespoons of water if required. Pour the batter into a mixing bowl. Using a whisk mix the batter until it is soft and fluffy. Add ginger, curry leaves, coriander, dry coconut, a pinch of hing, 2 tbsp rice flour and salt to taste. Mix everything well. Adjust the induction cooktop to deep drying mode and heat oil in a deep frying pan. Now, take the batter and drop it in the hot oil and make a hole at the centre using a bowl or a spoon. Cook both sides until they turn golden brown and crispy.
2. Masala Vada: It is a spicy snack that can be served as a side dish with the main course or enjoyed with tea.
Ingredients
1/2 cup chana dal
1 onion (finely chopped)
2 tbsp coriander leaves
Salt to taste
Hing/asafoetida
Oil to deep fry
4 to 5 crushed garlic cloves
2 to 3 small red chillies
1/2 inch ginger
How to make it?
Wash and soak chana dal for at least 2 hours. Drain the water completely and grind it along with cloves, red chillies and ginger. The paste should be thick and coarse and not runny so make sure you don’t add too much water. Place the batter in a bowl. Then add finely chopped onions, coriander leaves, salt (as per taste) and a pinch of hing. Mix well. Take the batter and make round balls and then slightly flatten them. Place a deep frying pan on the induction cooker and adjust the setting to deep drying. Fry vadas until golden brown. Serve them with tomato chutney or ketchup.
3. Onion vada: This is one delicious and easy to make vada recipe.
Ingredients
2 thinly sliced onions
½ cup besan
2 tablespoons rice flour
Asafoetida (Hing)
1/4 tsp Red chilli powder
A few curry leaves, finely chopped
Salt
Oil for deep frying
How to make it?
In a mixing bowl, take finely sliced onions, besan, rice flour, a pinch of asafoetida, red chilli powder, curry leaves and salt. Mix everything well. Heat oil for deep frying in a pan and drop spoonfuls of batter. Serve onion vadas with onion chutney.
