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Keerai Vadai – Spinach Vada (with urad dal)
March 9, 2015
Keerai/Spinach, Navaratri Special, Pillayar Chathurthi Recipes, Pongal Recipes, Snacks / Starters, Tamil New Year Recipes 
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Vadai is a popular South Indian snack. This Keerai Vadai is a perfect tea time snack. Its crispy outside and soft inside. Usually in the local tea shops they make it as masal vadai/paruppu vadai (with chana dal). I prefer it with urad dal as Chotu likes the Medhu Vadai best!! So I am more than happy to make this as I can add some spinach leaves to it
Its the best snack to have on a cold/rainy day over a cup of coffee or tea.Lets get cooking….
[Soaking Time-2 hours : Preparation Time-15 mins : Cooking Time- 25 mins]
Ingredients:
- Urad Dal – 1 cup
- Spinach – 1/2 cup
- Onion – 1
- Green chillies – 2
- Salt – as needed
- Oil – to fry
Method:
- Soak Urad for 2 hours and grind it into a smooth and fluffy batter with very less water, just for ease of grinding. Add required salt(minus a pinch of salt) to the batter and mix well.
- In a mixer add the green chillies and a pinch of salt and grind it into a paste with little water (about a tbsp only). Add this to the batter. Wash and chop the spinach leaves, chop the onion finely and add both to the batter. Mix well.
- Heat a pan with oil enough to deep fry. Take a polythene bag or zip lock bag and wipe it with wet hands. Again with wet hands take a small ball sized batter and place it on the zip lock bag and press it a little, make a hole in the middle and carefully take it & transfer to the hot oil. Deep fry evenly until golden brown on both sides by flipping it. Drain it in paper towels.
Crunchy Keerai Vadai is ready.
Serve hot.
Tips:
- U can add finely chopped green chillies instead of grinding. We do not prefer biting into a spicy bit every time, so have added as a paste.
- U can add pepper powder instead of green chillies.
- Wash and drain the spinach in a colander and then roughly chop it. This way u can prevent the addition of more water to the batter.
Wow Sundari I m craving for this vadai.. Pics looks so tempting dear
Cute clicks,vadam looks so crispy and healthy too
Keera vadai looks so tempting and delicious..
Wow! so crispy Sundari..u r tempting me too much
Crispy and yummy spinach vada…perfect for tea time ..
Sooper Clicks…Mouth watering:-)
I like recipe. I will make it
wow super crispy..really awesome
Actually I always insert some veggies or keerai in vadai.It tastes yummy and completely healthy
Looks very tempting:)…want to grab a few..Lovely clicks:)
Just so tempting, can have a plate now..
Yummylicous Spinach Vada! Looks so tempting, delicious, and healthy! 🙂
Wow,,I need few ..plz da…hahaha.tough to get spinach here in my place…luks so gud these vadas.
Yummn n tempting vadas
Keerai vada looks delicious, needs a cup of coffee.
Looking crunchy and tempting.Beautifully shaped. Pics are also awesome.
Super spinach vada dear!! I have also tried this..yours is super yum