Maddur Vade

Well, I am not going to go into the details of how Maddur Vada (Vade) got its name and that its actually a place near Mysore :)..... I googled for Maddur Vada and found that there are a whole lot of blogs and websites giving the recipe and the background information! So, I'll directly head to my version of the recipe. I'd like to tell you all that I actually intended to make Nippattu.... But when I was midway through mixing the ingredients, I changed my mind and decided to make Maddur vade. So, you might see a few pieces of peanuts on my Maddur Vade ( We usually dont add peanuts to Maddur Vade)... I hope you understand :D

Ingredients:

1 cup Rice flour

1/2 cup Maida/All purpose flour

1/2 cup Fine Rava/semolina

1 Onion, medium sized- finely chopped

1 tsp Red chilli powder

1 tsp Jeera

2 tsp Hot oil

1-2 strands Curry leaves, chopped

A generous pinch of hing

Salt as per taste

Oil for deep frying

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients together in a mixing bowl to form a dough; Add water little by little while mixing ( Lesser the water you add, crispier the vadas)....
2. Pull out lemon sized balls from the dough and make round patties with the help of your hands.
3. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the patties until they turn golden brown in color.
4. Remove from oil and drain on paper towel; Serve hot with green/coconut chutney and enjoi!