

No this is not ordinary vada,but vada with a twist.Yet again a recipe known to a few I found this during my recent visit to my mother’s place.She learnt it from her granny and this recipe is a Tanjore district speciality.Many make it like bonda balls but I like to make this as I was taught and it’s crunchy and chewy with coconut pieces in the middle, it’s awesome.The smooth lentils and crispy rice gives a tasty outer and soft inner texture to the Thavala Vadas.The highlight here is the fusion of different type of lentils and rice.This is a filling and protein loaded snack apt for any rainy day.Truly mesmerising…go on too see the recipe below


Prep Time | 60 minutes |
Cook Time | 20 minutes |
Servings |
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Tur dhal
- 1/2 cup urad dal
- 1/2 cup Channa dal
- 1/2 cup moong dal
- 1/2 cup rice
- 1 Chilly Green
- ginger a bit
- a few coconut pieces
- a few curry leaves
- a few coriander leaves
- 1 onion
- 4 red chillies
- 1/2 tsp Asafooetida
FOR TEMPERING
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 Sprig curry leaves
- 1 tsp Oil
Ingredients
FOR TEMPERING
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Instructions
- Soak all dals and rice for 1 hour.
- Put them in a blender.
- Grind coarsely.
- Take it in a vessel.Add chopped onions cut pieces of coconut green chilly pieces,salt and asafoetida.
- Temper in oil mustard seeds and curry leaves and pour that in the vada batter.Flatten in a plastic sheet.
- Heat oil and fry one by one.
- Till golden brown.
- Serve hot with coconut chutney .
Recipe Notes
Notes
- You could avoid onion if you want.
- Coconut pieces are a must since they add a nice crunch to the vada.
- You make fry like bondas too.
Nice recipes with apt quantities shown… Thanks Nithya.😊😊😊
Thanks a lot for trying