Friday, January 27, 2012

CABBAGE VADA / VADAI (USING URAD DAL)

cabbage-vada-south-indian
 
     Cabbage vada /vadai tastes similar to our medhu vadai. You may never know it has cabbage. Cabbage tastes similar to onion in this vadai.  The preparation is also exactly same as the medhu vadai, but only that insteaad of onion, we add cabbage. My family likes it. There are many versions of cabbage vada. This is urad dal version, you can also make this like we make parruppu/masala vadai. Best to serve as snack with coffee/ tea when you host guests, they will be surprised with this unique ingredient…
 
Cabbage-vada-recipe
 

                                                                       Ingredients

Urad dal (white,whole) 1/2 cup
Finely chopped cabbage 1 cup
Green chilli 2
Ginger,chopped finely 1 tblsp
Coriander leaves, chopped 2 tblsp
Curry leaves few
Asafoetida powder a generous pinch
Salt As needed
 

                                                           Method

  1. Wash and soak urad dal for 2 – 3 hours. Drain water completely and grind it with 2 tblsp of water in a mixer. Do not grind for long time, just use juice/inch/pulse option and grind slowly, wipe the sides of the jar frequently. Add a tblsp of water each time when you open the lid. Grind to a smooth thick paste. Add all the ingredients to this and mix well in a bowl.1-ingredients
  2. Wet your hands and make a smooth ball, make a hole in the middle using your thumb and drop carefully in hot oil in the kadai.2-making
  3. Cook both sides in medium flame until golden brown. Drain in paper towels.3-fry

                   Serve hot with sambar or any coconut chutney. Yummy with both or as it is…

cabbage-vadai

Notes

  • Use less water while grinding. You can mix a tsp of rice flour in the batter to make the vada extra crisp!
  • Add salt only just before you are going to make.

 

62 Stars(comments):

Hema said...

Superb vadas, I replace onion with cabbage in vadas and even in bhajjis too, really yum..

gardenerat60 said...

No matter how many recipes you have read about medhu vada, it never fails to whip up your saliva! I am reading this at 8 a.m. and my hunger pangs hits , as I watch those yummy photographs :-)
good recipe

Thanks.

Rasi said...

lovely vadas & as usual amazing clicks! I somehow fail to make the holes in the vada..is this bcoz i make the batter in a blender? any idea?

Rekha shoban said...

perfect n soft vadai...adding cabbage is interesting....nice to have with sambar!!

Sravs said...

A very good variation to regular vada recipe !! Looks so crispy and yummy !!

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Mahi said...

Delicious vadai Raji! :) lately one of attempt to make ulunthu vadai was somewhat okay!;)

RAKS KITCHEN said...

Rasi, I made this time in a mixie. The knack is not to grind continuously. Stop and grind for short time, and use less water. Sure it will work. Urad dal quality also matters, use fresh, good quality dal.

Cham said...

I tasted in hotel the cabbage ulundu vadai, looks utterly delicious with sambar :)

Recipe world said...

Wow, nice twist in vada using cabbage..they look so delicious and perfectly shaped!

Priti said...

Looks yum n perfect ..

Sumi said...

Super vadai..Iam always amazed at the pefect round vada's u make.Stil remember the first beautiful crispy urad dhal vadai picture that you posted long back, big fan of that picture :)

Aarthi said...

wow..cabbage vadai looks so good...Awesome with idli, sambar and chutney

Vimitha Anand said...

Perfectly made vadais... Will try soon

Chitra said...

Iam drooling here../i add carrots too..Lovely clicks :)

Kalpana Sareesh said...

OMG i cant wait to dig these .. they r so crispy n yumm perfect shapes, color .. awesome..

Kavitha Bhargav said...
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Kavitha Bhargav said...

used to prepare bonda with cabbage but never tried this one and i always admire your perfect shape of vada :)
http://kavithabhargav.blogspot.com/2011/05/cabbage-bonda.html

Sobha Shyam said...

vadas look perfect and delicious..loved the idea of adding cabbage..

Sowmya said...

Crispy vadai..makes me drool..awesome presentation dear!

Vigna said...

ok..let me book ticket for Singapore..

Ambika said...

Wow Raj! Loved the photos. I'm so hungry now, the vadai looks perfect, fulffy and nice!!!

Priyas Feast said...

Wow..That's so perfect vadai...i am craving for some vadai now...

revathi said...

Perfect and looks super delicious..:)
Reva

jeyashrisuresh said...

we always add cabage to both masala and urad dal vada when we make this on festivals where we don't use onions. Perfect and soft vadas with beautiful clicks

Varshini Sudharsan said...

wow raji..those vadas are so very tempting...sshd try yours very soon :)

Madhavi said...

OMG this vadas are super good, yummmm!!

Rasi said...

Thanks u so much rak.. will try this & fill u in with the results :)

Prathibha said...

very nice vada raji..looks crisp n perfect...loving the new size of fotographs..:)

Priya said...

Mouthwatering here, wat a terrific and super tempting vadas..

Kaveri said...

Wonderful vadas...like the addition of cabbage instead of onions...looks too tempting

DEESHA said...

Wonderful recipe .. Didn't knw we cud make vadas like this

Puspha said...

looks too good!!

NiVi said...

using cabbage instead of onions.. looks so intersting.. crispy healthy vadas !!!

faseela said...

so cute luking vadas.....done so perfectly.....superb

Anu said...

Cute vadas. Raji u r so good at shaping. I cannot get the same size and shape for all. Well done

Pavithra Elangovan said...

Raji I love cabbage in vada..that gives extra crunch and flavor too..this looks absilutely yumm :) way too tempted Raji. Perfect Looking vadai's!!!

Kalyani's Platter said...

lovely and delicious vadas ........

Happy Cook / Finla said...

I didn't even know that we could make vada with cabbage, looks so so delicious.

Sharmilee! :) said...

Nice idea of making cabbage vada in medu vada style..looks so good. And lovely clicks too!

Sukanya Ramkumar said...

Perfect looking vadas. Nice and healthy one too. Nice way to sneak veggies into kids. YUM!

Cilantro said...

Yenna Raks I have been telling you I hate cabbage but you tempt me with extremely lovely pics.
I loved loved the first click.

Shanthi said...

Awesome and such a tempting one. Luv it

Athisaya Divya said...

Love the replacement of onion with cabbage. Makes this deep fried goodie a little more healthy :)

Shabitha Karthikeyan said...

Love the idea of adding cabbages..Nicely done and well presented !!!

Manju said...

nice pics n love the idea of vada with cabbage

-manju
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Smitha said...

that looks very tempting! love the idea!

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

cabbage is a nice addition to vadas...
vadas look crisp and perfect...

Archana said...

Wow such perfect vadas. They are amazing.

Deeps @ Naughty Curry said...
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Deeps @ Naughty Curry said...

they look picture perfect with that hole in the middle! love this version of cabbage vada, im never able to make that hole u make it look so easy :)

rekhas kitchen said...

Your pictures always makes me drool very tempting vadas...

Elpiniki said...

They look delicious! Great presentation!
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Nalini's Kitchen said...

Delicious cute looking vadas,wonderful presentation and clicks...

Anzz said...

Now that looks as pretty as a picture.. Looks delicious..!!

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Jay said...

this is in must to do list now..thanks for the yummy recipe raks..:)
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Nagalakshmi V said...

so crips, both the picture and the item in the picture :)

Debs @ The Spanish Wok said...

I've seen lots of recipes for these, perhaps it's time I tried some too.

Premalatha Aravindhan said...

Perfect vadai Raji,i still remember ur methu vadai post master piece...i love this post too classic clicks...Keep Rocking:-)

sangee vijay said...

H come I missed this post? Cabbage vada looks so tempting n that's a nice idea too...perfect shapes...
Eye catching pictures..well presented too !!

divya said...

Ohhh Drooling!!!!Delicious!!!!

aayesha said...

good recepie

radha said...

I made this and it was much appreciated. The cabbage really tastes good in the vada and as you say the onion is not missed at all.

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