ULLI VADA / KERALA STYLE ONION VADA RECIPE STEP BY STEP

Eating outdoors is special for kids, so today i made these ulli vada / Onion Pakoda for an after-school picnic in park.

Kerala Ulli vada / Onion Pakoda / Tea shop special ulli vada / Onion Fritters

Preparation time : 15min, Makes 25 Ulli vada, Serves : 

Ingredients :

Onion : 3 large / 1.5lbs / 725g

Besan / Chick Pea Flour / Kadala Mavu : 2 1/2 Cups

Rice Flour / Arippodi : 1/2 Cup

Baking Soda : 3/4 Tsp

Salt : 2 Tsp (Add according to your taste)

Chilly powder / Mulaku podi : 2 tsp

Turmeric powder : 1 tsp

Ginger paste / Grated Ginger : 1 tsp

Green Chilli : 2, Thinly sliced

Curry leaves : 2 Springs, finely chopped

Oil for deep frying

Method:

1. Combine all the dry ingredients - Besan / Chick pea flour, Rice flour, Baking Soda, salt, chilli powder and Turmeric powder in a large mixing bowl.

2. Add enough water to make a thick batter.

3. Slice the onion as thinly as possible. Add the onion to the batter.

 4. Add the chopped curry leaves, green chillies and grated ginger to the batter.

5. Combine everything well. Adjust the salt.

6. Heat enough oil in a cast iron skillet / frying pan. Add spoonful of batter to the hot oil and fry ulli vada till its golden brown. 

7. Serve hot with coconut chutney / Tomato sauce.

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• Parippu Vada
• Uzhunnu Vada
• Kozhukkatta
• Pazham pori
• Sukhiyan

Enjoy,

Lena