Instant Rava Vada is a quick and easy one to make when you are pressed for time. You can serve this for breakfast or a quick evening snack.
When I was thinking about the next vada that I could make, I read about this Instant Rava Vada that only takes about 30 mins of resting time and you have a wonderful dish ready. Though my third-week dishes were ready before I could do other weeks, this recipe was pending until this weekend.
I had planned it as a breakfast and then finally made it for Saturday lunch. However, on its own, this vada will surely be very filling to be served for breakfast. I love all the instant dishes one gets to make with Rava or Semolina, so this was no different.
Make sure you add the baking soda as it's required to make the vada soft, else it will turn out to be hard after deep frying. Instant Rava Vada is my choice for the BM#104 Sweets & Snacks Week 3, whereas it's another deep-fried snack in Cooking 4 all Seasons.
Come back next week for the interesting Mandatory Week where all of us will be cooking the same dish from different selected States of India.
Week 1 - Sweets (Indian Traditional Sweets)
Day 1 is Arcot Makkan Peda
Day 2 is Burhanpur Jalebi
Day 3 is Ghevar
Day 4 is Motichoor Ladoo
Day 5 is Ghotua Ladoo
Day 6 is Bandar Laddu
Week 2 - Snacks from the same State (Andhra)
Day 1 is Kara Sev
Day 2 is Kobbari Chegodilu
Day 3 is Karam Gavvalu
Day 4 is Garlic Kara Sev
Day 5 is Venna Murukulu
Day 6 is Palakayalu
Week 3 - Snacks of our choice (Vada Varieties)
Day 1 is Ponk Vada
Day 2 is Palak Vada
Day 3 is Cabbage Vada
Day 4 is Sabudana Vada
Day 5 is Mulai Keerai Masala Vadai
Day 6 is Instant Rava Vada
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Instant Rava Vada
Ingredients Needed:
1 cup Semolina / Rava
1/2 cup Onion
Handful Coriander Leaves
Handful Curry Leaves finely chopped
2 to 3 Green Chili finely chopped
1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
Salt to Taste
1/2 cup Curds
Cooking Oil for deep frying
Water if required
How to make the Instant Rava Vada
Take the Rava in a bowl, add finely chop the onions, chilies and coriander leaves, curry leaves along with cumin seeds, soda, and salt.
Add curds and mix well. Now depending on how thick the batter is, sprinkle some water and mix well.
Let this sit for 30 mins. The batter is quite thick at this stage and you might have to add a few tsp of water later.
After 30 mins, heat the Kadai with oil.
Mix the batter again and check if it requires some water. So add a few tsp and mix again.
Take a small ball, wet your palm, flatten the ball into thin discs, and gently slide it into the hot oil.
Cook on a medium flame until the vadas are cooked on both sides.
Drain on a kitchen towel and serve hot.
Instant Rava Vada
Ingredients
- 1 cup Semolina / Rava
- 1/2 cup Onion
- Handful Coriander leaves finely chopped
- Handful Curry leaves
- 2 to 3 Green Chili finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 cup Curds
- Cooking Oil for deep frying
- Water if required
Instructions
- Take the Rava in a bowl, add finely chop the onions, chilies and coriander leaves, curry leaves along with cumin seeds, soda, and salt.
- Add curds and mix well. Now depending on how thick the batter is, sprinkle some water and mix well.
- Let this sit for 30 mins. The batter is quite thick at this stage and you might have to add a few tsp of water later.
- After 30 mins, heat the Kadai with oil.
- Mix the batter again and check if it requires some water. So add few tsp and mix again.
- Take a small ball, wet your palm, flatten the ball into thin discs and gently slide into the hot oil.
- Cook on a medium flame until the vadas are cooked on both sides.
- Drain on a kitchen towel and serve hot.
I have featured the entire list that you can prepare for Diwali on both SYL and C4AS Sweets and Snacks & Sweets & Snacks for Diwali.
Suma Gandlur says
These definitely make a quick and yummy snack without all the soaking and grinding fuss. I used to make a bunch of variety of fritters including this when I did not care about calories but haven't tried these in a long time. And that baking soda tip is a good one. Otherwise these end up rock hard.
Harini Rupanagudi says
I agree rava based instant dishes always turn out very good and are life savers sometimes. These vadas look sinful and I am sure they are very filling as well.
amaracooking says
These Instant Rava Vadas look delicious Valli. I agree, instant dishes are really helpful when pressing time. Good pick.
Sushma Pinjala says
Rava vadas have come out so well, I was planning to make them this weekend for our guests. Quick snack, no soaking and grinding required. Good one
namscorner18 says
Instant version always comes handy when we are suddenly carving for vada. Quick and easy recipe.