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255 min — 240 min prep, 15 min cooking.

Perugu Vada

Name: Perugu Vada
Prep time: 240 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 255 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Telangana Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 100g Curd; salt; 0.5tsp Turmeric Powder; 1tsp Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch); 100g Urad Dal; 2tbsp Coconut Oil; 1tsp Mustard Seeds (Black); 8g green chillies; 8piece Curry Leaves

Soft urad dal vadas soaked in tempered spiced curd (perugu). Cooling Telangana tiffin-time snack.

Time 255 min · Serves 4 · 174 kcal · Telangana

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

Curd — 100 g (whole)
salt (optional) (whole)
Turmeric Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 1 tsp (ground)
Urad Dal — 100 g (whole)

Tempering

Coconut Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
Mustard Seeds (Black) — 1 tsp (whole)
green chillies — 8 g
Curry Leaves — 8 piece (ground)

Method

Soak urad dal for 4-6 hours, then grind to a smooth thick batter with minimal water; whisk in salt until light and fluffy.
Wet your palm, flatten small portions of batter into discs and deep-fry in oil on medium heat until golden on all sides.
Drop the hot fried vadas into water for 5-8 minutes, then gently squeeze out the water.
For the tempering, heat coconut oil, splutter mustard seeds, then add curry leaves, chopped green chilli and turmeric powder. Whisk this into the curd along with salt and a little red chilli powder.
Soak the squeezed vadas in the seasoned curd for 2-3 hours in the refrigerator. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve cold.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Perugu Vada?: 174 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 255 min — 240 min prep, 15 min cooking.

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