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Karavadai Recipe | Kara Vadai Recipe

Posted on Feb 2nd, 2021
by Sowmya Venkatachalam
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Kara Vadai is a tasty fritter which you can commonly find in Nagercoil / Trivendrum city. It's made using the dough prepared from rice, dals and are flavored with green chillies, coriander leaves, ginger and onions. An excellent evening snack and can be served with hot coffee / tea.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Soaking Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
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Kara Vadai is one of the popular tea shop snack of Kanyakumari district and in Trivandrum. A simple to make crispy evening snack. It’s  a deep fried snack made with parboiled rice, chana dal, urad dal along with spices and herbs. This is a perfect evening snack along with hot tea/coffee! This vadai tastes much similar to our Adai Kunukku which is made from left over adai batter.

Is it similar to Masal Vada?

  • Karavadai is slightly different from Masal Vada.  For masala vada, bengal gram (Kadalaparuppu) is the main ingredient. Here idli rice or parboiled rice along with equal quantity of bengal gram and urad dal are used.
  • Also we add more masala spices like fennel, cinnamon, mint to masal vada. But this Kara vadai is simple with just red chili and ginger.
  • Also we don’t need to shape this vada, we can just take small amount of this Karavadai batter, drop in oil and deep fry till it is crispy with golden brown color.

Tips for making Kara Vadai:

  • Conventionally Split Vatana (Pattani Paruppu) is used in place of chana dal. But if we don’t have split vatana we can use chana dal.
  • Soak the rice and dal atleast for 2 hours.
  • We can grind the rice and dals in a mixer grinder itself. We can also grind in wet grinder. Wet grinder batter is always little more fluffy than mixer grinder batter.
  • To incorporate aeration, beat the batter for 2-3 mins.
  • Adding onions are optional. Instead we can add grated carrot.
  • Instead of grinding ginger along with soaked rice and dals, we can grate and add it to the vada batter.
  • Adjust the quantity of red chili according to your spice level.
  • First grind only half of the soaked dal+rice along with red chili and ginger to ensure the chili is ground smoothly. Then add the rest of dal+rice.
  • Add water little by little while grinding because we need thick batter not runny. If you accidentally add more water and the batter is runny, adjust with rice flour and besan. Too much rice flour makes the vada more crispy and hard to bite. So balance with besan too.
  • Damp your fingers and palm and then take the batter and drop in oil. Or you can use a small ladle or spoon to scoop out the batter and drop in oil.
  • Deep fry the vada in low flame patiently till the vada is golden brown on all sides.

If you like this Kara Vadai, then you can also try other evening snacks recipes

  1. Thattai – Thattai is a South Indian snack traditionally made during Krishna Jeyanthi, Diwali and also for Karthigai Deepam. If we have rice flour and urad dal flour, then we can make this thattai very easily and quickly.
  2. No onion No Garlic Paruppu Vada – We usually make Paruppu Vada for festivals, functions and as an offering to god. For such occassions while making the vadai, we don’t add onion / garlic and masalas to the vadai, yet this vadai will be Crunchy, Yummy and Flavorful Vadai
  3. Pattanam Pakoda – Pattanam Pakoda, a very popular street side snack in Chennai and many cities of TamilNadu. Crispy outside, soft inside this pakoda is so tasty and mouth-watering. Serve with hot tea/coffee and enjoy this delicious snack!

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Kara Vadai Recipe | Karavadai Recipe

Course: Snacks
Cuisine: Indian, South Indian, Tamil Nadu
Equipments Needed
  • Mixer Grinder
  • Heavy Bottomed Pan
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Soaking Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 25 vadai
Calories: 50kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam
Kara Vadai is a tasty fritter which you can commonly find in Nagercoil / Trivendrum city. It's made using the dough prepared from rice, dals and are flavored with green chillies, coriander leaves, ginger and onions. An excellent evening snack and can be served with hot coffee / tea.
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Ingredients

  • ½ cup Idli Rice / Parboiled Rice 1 cup - 250 ml
  • ¼ cup Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu)
  • ¼ cup Urad Dal
  • 6 nos Red Chili adjust to your spice level
  • 1 inch Ginger
  • 1 tsp Salt adjust to your taste
  • 1 nos Onion small, finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp Coriander Leaves finely chopped
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves
  • 2 cups Oil for deep frying vadai

Instructions 

Soaking

  • Take the parboiled rice, chana dal, urad dal in a vessel. Add water and wash the rice and dals thoroughly.
  • Add fresh water to soak the rice and dals. Let the rice and dals soak for 2 hours

Preparing Vada Batter

  • After 2 hours, drain water from the soaked dal+rice. Take half quantity of soaked rice+dal to the mixer jar.
  • Add red chili and ginger. Close the mixer jar and grind it without adding water till the red chili is fully ground.
  • Then, add the rest of the soaked dal+rice to the mixer jar.
  • Add water little by little and grind it to thick batter.
  • To the ground vada batter, add salt, chopped onions, chopped coriander leaves and curry leaves. Give a good mix. Now vada batter is ready!

Deep Frying

  • Heat 2 cups of oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Check the hotness of oil by dropping a pinch of batter and see if it raises immedietaly.
  • Wet your fingers and palm with water. Take lemon size batte and gently drop in hot oil. Wet palms are easier to take the batter without sticking to the fingers.
  • Add 4-5 vada in a batch. Deep fry in low flame till the vada is crispy and golden brown.
  • Repeat the step and deep fry the rest of the vadas.

Serving

  • Relish the crispy and tasty Karavadai with coconut chutney or coriander chutney or simple ketchup!

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Nutritional Info

Nutrition Facts
Kara Vadai Recipe | Karavadai Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 Vadai)
Calories 50 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Carbohydrates 10g3%
Protein 5g10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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INSTRUCTIONS WITH STEP BY STEP PICTURES

SOAKING

  • Take the parboiled rice, chana dal, urad dal in a vessel.

  • Add water and wash the rice and dals thoroughly.

  • Add fresh water to soak the rice and dals. Let the rice and dals soak for 2 hours

PREPARING VADA BATTER

  • After 2 hours, drain water from the soaked dal+rice.

  • Take half quantity of soaked rice+dal to the mixer jar.

  • Add red chili and ginger.

  • Close the mixer jar and grind it without adding water till the red chili is fully ground.

  • Then, add the rest of the soaked dal+rice to the mixer jar. Add water little by little and grind it to thick batter.

  • Stir the batter for 2-3 mins.

  • To the ground vada batter, add salt, chopped onions, chopped coriander leaves and curry leaves.

  • Give a good mix. Now vada batter is ready!

DEEP FRYING

  • Heat 2 cups of oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Check the hotness of oil by dropping a pinch of batter and see if it raises immedietaly. Wet your fingers and palm with water. Take lemon size batter.

  • Gently drop in hot oil. Wet palms are easier to take the batter without sticking to the fingers.

  • Add 4-5 vada in a batch. Deep fry in low flame till the vada is crispy and golden brown.

  • Repeat the step and deep fry the rest of the vadas. Take out the fried vadai and place in paper towel to drain excess oil.

SERVING

  • Relish the crispy and tasty Karavadai with coconut chutney or coriander chutney or simple ketchup!

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