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Maddur vada is a popular dish from the town of Maddur in Karnataka. Maddur vada is a crispy snack made with rice flour, shoji and spices. A Vegan snack that is perfect to be served with hot coffee/ tea. We can make this vada instantly and it is a perfect evening time snack. If you are health conscious, then you can alternate maida with wheat flour. We can also bake this vada. I prefer baking though it is time consuming, it is a healthy option compared to deep frying as the baking method consumes less oil. But this recipe is a conventional method of deep frying maddur vada. Usually this vada is either served with coconut chutney or coriander/mint chutney. Kids prefer to relish with ketchup!

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Tips for making Maddur Vada

We can replace Maida with wheat flour for healthier choice.
If you are a spice lover, add a teaspoon of red chili powder with other ingredients.
Onions release moisture so add water only as needed when mixing all the flours and spices.
Flatten the vada patties as thin as possible so that it is crispy after deep frying.
Make sure the oil is medium hot when you fry the vada so that the vada gets cooked properly and will be light golden brown.

If you like this Maddur Vada, then you can also try other evening snacks recipes

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.
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
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!

Recipe Card for Maddur Vada:

Instructions with Step by Step Pictures:

In a mixing bowl, take rice flour, rava, maida, chopped green chili, curry leaves, coriander leaves, hing, salt and chopped onion.

Add hot oil and mix everything well.

Add water little by little and knead it to smooth dough.

In a zipper, grease oil. Take a lemon size vada dough, using oil greased hands shape the vada dough to a thin vada. Repeat the same for 3-4 vada.

Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan. When the oil is hot, gently drop 3-4 thinly shaped vada.

Deep fry the vada on both sides in a medium flame till the vada is crispy and golden brown.

Take out the vada and place in paper towel to drain excess oil. Repeat the same for rest of the dough. Relish this delicious Maddur vada with ketchup, mint chutney or coconut chutney!