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Vada
  • Serving Size 1 Large Piece (50 g)
  • Calories135.2 kcal
  • Carbs9.2 g (36.9 kcal)
  • Protein4.1 g (16.5 kcal)
  • Fats9.1 g (81.7 kcal)

Vada recipe

Vada is a good source of vitamin D, beta carotene, lutein, selenium, and an excellent source of vitamin E. HINT: Avoid eating this deep-fried snack as it is high in calories, and fat.

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Serves: 8 persons

Ingredients
Sunflower oil
60 Milliliter
Bengal gram dal
2 Table Spoon
Black gram dal
100 Grams
Chillies green - all varieties
10 Grams
Coriander leaves
20 Grams
Curry leaves
10 Grams
Ginger fresh
2 Grams
Onion small
50 Grams
Asafoetida
1 Grams
Coconut kernal dry
15 Grams
Salt
1 Tea Spoon
Water
100 Milliliter
Instructions
1
Preparing batter
Wash and soak dal in about 3 cups of water for about 2-3 hours. Drain all the water from the soaked dal. Grind black gram dal and bengal dal together to smooth paste using very little water. The batter should be thick.
2
Mixing
Add coriander, green chili, ginger, and chopped dry coconut to the batter. mix it very well. Add a pinch of asafoetida to make it more digestible.
3
Frying
Heat the oil in a frying pan in medium flame. Wet your palms and take a lemon size batter. Make a hole in the center and slide it into the hot oil. The vada should float on top of the oil. Fry on both sides till it becomes golden brown in color.
4
Serving
Serve vada immediately with chutney or sambar.
Nutrition Label

Vada

  • Serving Size1 Large Piece (50 g)
  • Calories135.2 kcal
  • Carbs9.2 g
  • Fiber2.8 g
  • Sugar0.6 g
  • Protein4.1 g
  • Fat9.1 g
  • Saturated fat1.6 g
  • Mono unsaturated fat1.6 g
  • Poly unsaturated fat5.1 g
  • Cholesterol0.0 mg
  • Sodium248.8 mg

Also Known As

Kanda vada Onion vada Penyaja bhara Pyaaz ka vada Ulli Vada Ullipayalu vada Vengayam Vada

Glycemic Index

31 Low
Low
Medium
High

Low glycemic impact due to protein and fat and fiber slowing carbohydrate absorption.

How to flatten the spike

  • Eat protein portions first before rice or bread
  • The fiber content helps moderate blood sugar spikes

Compare & Substitute

NutrientVadaCorn vadaGreen peas vadaHarita motara bhara
Calories135.2 kcal135.4 kcal134.2 kcal134.2 kcal
Carbs9.2 g9.2 g8.8 g8.8 g
Protein4.1 g3.8 g4 g4 g
Fat9.1 g9.3 g9.2 g9.2 g
Fiber2.8 g2.6 g2.8 g2.8 g
Sugar0.6 g0.9 g0.6 g0.6 g
Sodium248.8 mg221.8 mg221.2 mg221.2 mg
Cholesterol0 mg0 mg0 mg0 mg

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