Sweet Vada Recipe

Sweet vadas are prepared for festivals or to celebrate any occasions at home. We can prepare sweet vadas with jaggery or sugar syrup.

 

Recipe video is uploaded on Youtube English and Tamil Channels 😉

Ingredients:

250 Grams Urad Dal (Black Gram Dal)

2 Cups Sugar

1 Cup Water

3 Cardamoms

1 Clove

1/4  Tsp Salt

Oil and Ghee for frying

Garnish: Dried Coconut, Chopped Nuts (Pista, Almonds, Cashews)

Prep:

Wash the blackgram dal thrice, then add enough water to soak the blackgramdal, cover and allow the dal to soak for an hour.

Once the dal has doubled in volume, drain the dal in a colander. Allow the dal to drain for 15 minutes.

Add the dal to a mixer jar in batches with just 2 to 3 tsp water grind the dal to a smooth batter.

Add the ground batter to a mixing bowl. Add 1/4 tsp salt and beat the dal batter to form air and reserve.

In a wok or pot bring a glass of water to rapid boil. Add clove, cardamom and sugar stir and allow to boil and reduce. Prepare a semi thick sugar syrup. If we rub tiny amount of sugar syrup between two fingers the syrup must be sticky, that should be the consistency. Remove the sugar syrup from flame and set aside.

Place a wok with oil for frying on medium flame.

Chop the almonds, pista, and cashew for garnish.

Method:

Once the oil has reached temperature, take small portions of the dal batter, forming even size ball gently drop in hot oil. Try to fry a batch of 5 to 6 vadas.

Flip the vadas every 2 minutes and fry till golden. Once the vadas are fried drain from excess oil and place it on a tissue or rack.

Once the vadas are done add it to the sugar syrup gently flip and allow to absorb the syrup for 10 minutes.

Serve the vadas in a serving plate, garnish with coconut powder and chopped nuts...Enjoy!