Pearl Millet Vadai

Millets in may series post 16- Pearl millets vadai

Who doesn’t like vadas? Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, with aromatic spices, this is totally irresistable. Make it with millets, and you have just made yourself a healthier version of a widely popular dish! The millets give it a new twist in texture. This recipe was shared by my friend Priya Venkatesh. Enjoy these cuties at tea time with your favourite book! Btw, which is your favourite book?

Health benefits of Pearl Millet- it contains a lot of carotene in abundance and hence is good for eyesight. It is useful for people with obesity, diabetes, blood pressure and shortness of breath. It also helps people with heart problems and acidity.

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https://laksmiscookbook.blogspot.com/2019/05/millets-what-you-need-to-know.html

Soaking time: 2 to 3hrs| Cooking time: 15 to 20 minutesCourse: Snacks| Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients:

Pearl  millet- 1 cup

Rawrice- ½ cup

Chana dal-  ¼ cup + 2 tblsp

Toor dal- ¼  cup

Urad dal- 3tblsp

Kashmiri dry red chilies- 6 to 7

Pepper- 1 tbl sp

Cumin seeds- 1 tblsp

Coconut- ¼ cup (grated)

Salt- as needed

Oil- for deep frying

Method:

1.      Wash, clean and soak pearl millet, raw rice, chana dal, toor dal and urad dal in water, for 3 to 4 hours.

2.      Drain the water and add a portion of the soaked millet and dals to mixer grinder. Add red chilies, pepper, cumin seeds, salt and coconut to this.

3.      Grind everything into a thick coarse patse. Don’t add too much water, while grinding. Just sprinkle as and when needed. Repeat the process in batches and complete.

4.      Make flat vadas. Heat oil in a kadai. Fry the vadas over medium heat.

5.      Serve at teatime with hot tea.    

Notes:

·        Make sure you grind millet, rice and dals in batches. Orelse the millet wouldn’t be grinded properly and vadas might turn out hard.

·        The chili quantity I have given, yeilds medium spice. If you prefer more spice, increase the quantity of red chilies.

·        Fry the vadas over medium heat for evenly cooked vadas.

Step by step pictures 

 clean, wash and soak pearl millet,

raw rice, chanan dal, toor dal and 

urad dal in water for 3 to 4 hours.

 drain water and add millet, rice and dals 

to mixer grinder along with red chilies,

pepper, cumin seeds, salt and coconut.

 grind all these into thick coarse paste, 

by sprinkling as little water as possible.

do this in batches 

 make flat vadas

heat oil ina a kadai

fry the vadas over medium heat

serve with hot tea.