Vithya's Cook Book

Vada Recipe / Urad Dal Vada Ingredients: Urad Dal ( For one cup of urad Dal you will get 15 medium size vadas) Onion 1 medium Curry leaves Green chillies (optional) Rice flour ( optional in case the Vada batter gets watery) Directions:  Soak urad Dal for 1- 1 1/2 hours. If you are making Vada batter for next day use add quater cup of raw rice along with urad dal, so that it will not get fermented easily.  Grind the urad Dal in grinder for better taste and quantity will be more if you are using a grinder. If not possible you can use mixer.  Heat up kadai and pour 2 spoonful oil  Chop onions finely  Urad Dal batter is ready add salt to it.  Add mustard seed and urad Dal and fry it  Add chopped curry leaves  Add finely chopped onions and saute  Saute well  Mix the salt..the batter should be thick. If it's watery add some fresh rice flour and mix  I took some portion of batter for next ...

OmaPodi / Sev recipe. Ingredients: Besan flour 1.5cup Rice flour 1 cup Red chilli powder 1 tsp Salt  Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp Hing 1 spoonful Curry leaves for garnishing Directions:  Take a cup of besan flour  Add rice flour in the same bowl  Add turmeric powder,red chilli powder, hing,salt  Mix well everything  Add water in the middle and mix  Add water and knead the dough using hand  If the dough is very dry add some water and oil.  Dough is ready  Take the OmaPodi maker, which has very thin holes  Grease the maker with oil  Heat up oil in a kadai  Take a portion of dough and press  Drop a small size dough in oil and check the oil temperature if it raises immediately then start making omapodi  Check the OmaPodi maker roughly by pressing  Start pressing it directly into the oil  Make a big circles of omapodi  Press it ...

Besan ladoo / Boondi ladoo Ingredients: Besan flour / gram flour 1.2 cup Baking soda / powder 1/4 tsp Oil for deep frying Sugar 1.5 cup Cloves 5-6 Cardomom 5-6  Rose essence 1/4 tsp ( optional) Raisins / dry grapes 15-20pcs Directions:  Take a full cup of besan flour / gram flour  Add some cooking soda / baking powder  Mix well. Add water and stir Add more water and mix well  The batter should not be very thick  Now the batter is watery so I'm adding 2 spoonful flour  Now the batter consistency is perfect  Meanwhile heat up oil in a flat kadai for deep frying. Once is hot enough just pour one drop of batter in hot oil.  If it's suddenly raises then it's good. You can continue pouring the batter using holed spatula  Pour the batter on top of holed spatula and move it slowly  Leave it only for 2-3 seconds in hot oil, just stir 2 seconds and remove all the Boondi else the Boo...