12 May 2007

Ulli / Onion Vada



Ingredients
Onion 3 big
Kadalamavu/Besan 1 cup
Ginger 1 inch piece
Green chilly 2 or 3 or chilly powder as desired
Curry leaves few
Coriander leaves few
Asafetida/kayam powder 1 pinch(optional)
Egg 1
Salt
Oil for frying



How to prepare
Chop onions as very thin slices.
Chop ginger, green chilies,coriander leaves and curry leaves.
Mix besan with the above ingredients.
Mix salt, asafetida powder and egg with this.
Mix well with hands.
If found watery add more kadalamaavu/Besan and mix.
Don’t make too hard to mix by adding more besan.
Make small balls , keep in one hand and press with the finger.
Drop this in hot oil and fry.
Turn occasionally.
Let it crisp and brown.

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31 comments:

  1. Jyothi12 May 2007 at 22:49

    Hi Seena! really crispy and spicy evening snacks. such a creative, you are. Thanks for sharing such a nice snack recipe.

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  2. Anonymous13 May 2007 at 10:53

    seens, i had ulli vada first time from a thattukada and went gaga over it. i don't need any side for this. the crispy vadas are enough.

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  3. Unknown13 May 2007 at 15:46

    Hi Seena :) ....Ulli Vada seems like a good snack idea especally as it is raining in bangalore during evengs :)
    I am out of station , so not able to pdate my blog...wll start after 2 months....Thanks a lot for enquiring:)

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  4. Chef Jeena13 May 2007 at 16:05

    Hey Seena this recipe sounds lovely I will make this for my husband today :)

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  5. Seena14 May 2007 at 12:14

    Jyothi,
    thanks for visiting..glad to see you..

    Reens,
    yeah, I love thattukada dishes! I really wonder how do they cook everything delicious..

    RV,
    thanks..Enjoy holidays..

    Jeena,
    Hope you like it..

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  6. Anonymous14 May 2007 at 21:20

    Hi Seena, I didn't see your comment earlier in my blog. Paprika in Malayalam is piriyan mulakupodi.

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  7. Suganya14 May 2007 at 22:57

    Its my favorite....I love ur procedure...Its a easy one....Love it

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  8. Chef Jeena15 May 2007 at 01:27

    Hi Seena I made your onion vada's for my hubby and we both loved them :) Thankyou for the recipe :)

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  9. Seena15 May 2007 at 09:24

    Gini and Sukanya,
    thanks!

    Jeena,
    really appreciate your enthusiasm!

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  10. DEEPA17 May 2007 at 18:13

    this is nice one ....i love this one ...thks for sharing

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  11. Sujitha Nair22 July 2007 at 10:56

    Hello Seena,

    Ur site is simply superb. Its very different from the normal ones which provide recipes. Urs with pictures help us to visualise when we read recipes itself. I started trying one by one in that. Made ullivada today and it was very tasty . I added Jeerakam also in that and that came out well .

    Well I am looking for the recipe for beef fry and kerala porotta. Could you please share that if you have these two.


    Thanks in advance - Sujitha

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  12. Anonymous30 July 2007 at 19:42

    Hi there, hopped over from Foodie Blogroll. I think you have a fantastic blog here. You share all your recipes and not just photos.

    This onion vada intrigues me because I just tried making some based on a recipe I found on a packet of gram flour. Over in UK, they call them onion bhajis (which I know the word bhaji is not right).

    Could you please tell me why mine turned out a bit dry? Should I perhaps prefry (sweat) the onions first?

    Thanks.

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  13. Seena1 August 2007 at 06:05

    Judy,
    Welcome!
    Thanks for the comment.
    No need to fry the onions first. I think you have added more gram flour thats why it turned dry. If you found so, pls keep the mixture for a while, till the onion produces water and make the mixture wet.
    Hope this helps you.

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  14. Anonymous6 August 2007 at 15:42

    Seena, thanks for your advice. Much appreciated.

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  15. mirage24 June 2008 at 21:38

    Hi seena,
    thanks for the simple &easy recipe.I ll surely give it a try.It looks absolutely delicious&crispy.

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  16. Dileep G G12 September 2008 at 17:06

    Thanks chechi...me also from kerala....This will help my mom to make vada....

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  17. vin2ktalks19 April 2009 at 17:41

    Hi Seena,

    I tried Ulli vada, it was very tasty.. but I suggest it will be more tastier if make with Maida rather than Kadalamavu.

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  18. Seena20 April 2009 at 11:21

    Thanks for the suggestion, but kadalamavu is good to make vadas, using maida , it will become little stretchy and thick.. :)

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  19. BT28 April 2009 at 01:52

    we've been trying to make good ulli vada for a long time. this recipe is really good. thx...

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  20. Seena28 April 2009 at 12:20

    Thanks BT for the feedback! :)

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  21. Unknown9 July 2009 at 14:10

    HAI SEENA,

    really it is delicious, and my daughter Jyothy and my husband Gilbert liked it very much.

    thanks
    rincy

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  22. Seena9 July 2009 at 15:29

    Thanks Rincy!
    Nice to hear your fb, hope to see you again.. :)

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  23. Pious Chellappan20 September 2009 at 18:58

    Wow so delitious

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  24. Anonymous1 October 2009 at 15:38

    thank u chechi for ur delicious recipe.can i add conflour instead of egg?

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  25. Seena1 October 2009 at 22:35

    No need, just avoid using eggs, you can make the same without eggs.. Some would make this with maida too.. :)

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  26. Anonymous30 November 2009 at 03:53

    hai seena,
    theese ulli vada is simply funtustick!thank you so much for theese vunderfull recipe! it is just the pust!

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  27. Unknown4 November 2010 at 19:11

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  28. holographic labels28 January 2011 at 12:41

    hello all i m writing this coz i want to say thank you for a very nice & impressive post sharing with us . thank you & keep writing :-)

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  29. Anonymous5 March 2011 at 21:05

    Dear Seena,

    We tried this out. Regret to say, not good. Also we came to know from others that using maida will be best.

    Thanks

    Biju, Dubai

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  30. Seena6 March 2011 at 10:54

    @Biju, I think you have read the above comments.We are fine making with gram flour. You should take care while making with gram flour, the inside should be properly cooked and this will be more crispier than one we prepared with maida.. :)

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  31. Abhilash10 April 2012 at 16:53

    hi seena,
    It is very easy process and delicious as well. thanks for your recipe..
    Aruna Abhilash

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