Sooji Vada
Serves: makes 10-12 vadas
Ingredients:
- 1 cup sooji or semolina
- ½ cup yogurt
- 1 tablespoon ginger grated
- 5-6 curry leaves chopped
- 1 green chili chopped
- Salt to taste
- Pinch of Eno or baking soda
- 1 -2 tablespoon water
- Oil to fry
Method:
- Add semolina or sooji in a bowl. Add yogurt, chopped curry leaves, green chili, grated ginger, and salt. Mix everything and keep it aside for 15 minutes with lid on it.
- Heat oil in a pan. After 15 minutes, stir the sooji mixture once again. Add pinch of soda and a tablespoon of water. Mix everything. Check the batter. If it is too hard then add another tablespoon of water. The batter should be same as ‘Medu Vada’ batter.
- Take lemon size batter in your fingers, make a flat round shape. Make a whole in the middle with your thumb and slowly slide the vada into the oil. Deep fry on a medium flame.
- Fry them from the both sides till they are golden. Drain them on a paper.
- Serve immediately with sambhar or chutney.
- If you are not able to shape the vada properly, just get a lemon size batter in your hands, flatten it and slide into the oil.
Checkout the easy recipe for ‘Instant Sooji Appe’ too.