Recipe- Bangalore Style Maddur Vada

Maddur vada/vade are famous savoury fritters from the Karnataka state of India. It originates from Maddur which is a small town that lies between Bangalore and Mysore. Anyone who has travelled from Bangalore to Mysore cannot go past Maddur without eating this famous delicacy. This snack is widely available in all Mysore-Bangalore bus and train routes.

Ingredients

1 cup rice flour
1 cup plain flour (maida)
½ cup semolina (coarse variety)
2 large red onion chopped
2 green chillies chopped
20 curry leaves chopped
¼ cup coriander leaves
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1 teaspoon poppy seeds
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
Salt to taste
2 tablespoon hot oil
Oil for frying

Method

- Combine onion, green chilli, curry leaves, coriander leaves, ginger, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, and salt

- Mix well and squeeze the mixture so that the onion releases moisture

- To this, add rice flour, plain flour, and semolina. Mix well and crumble the mixture

- Now add hot oil and mix it well

- The mixture should hold shape when pressed together (see step-by-step image above). If it falls apart, squeeze and crumble for few more minutes

- Slowly add water gradually and knead into a stiff dough (you will need approximately ½ cup water)

- Take a baking/parchment paper and lightly grease it with some oil

- Apply some oil to your fingers. Take a lime sized dough and spread it on the baking paper (see image above)

- Heat oil in a frying pan

- Carefully lift the dough from the baking paper and slide it into the hot oil (see tips above)

- Fry on low-medium heat until it is golden brown on both side (see tips section above)

- Serve hot with chutney.