rasam vada recipe | rasam vadai recipe | rasa vadai recipe with detailed photo and video recipe. an ideal tasty and flavoured soup and fritter combination snack made with urad dal for a crisp snack and blend of spices for juicy rasam. it is perhaps one of the popular morning breakfast combo recipe served alongside idli or dosa. these crispy deep-fried vada’s are soaked directly into the hot rasam which inflates it and makes it soft and squashy for a joyful ride of flavours.
urad dal based vada’s are always my personal favourite. i personally like to relish with the combination of idli or dosa with a huge dip of chutney with it. but the same vada can also be served with many other types. the most popular way is to either serve it with dipped sambar or with sweetened yoghurt. there is another way the same vada is served. it is with a generous amount of spicy and tangy rasam. this is particularly famous in south india and is served as an evening snack, if not for morning breakfast. the idea is to serve the leftover vada’s with leftover rasam from lunch. however, the combination has become a popular choice and is served as one of the morning breakfast meals. i personally feel it is too much of task to make rasam and vada specifically for morning breakfast. hence it is best to prepare the rasam overnight and prepare vada in the morning.
furthermore, some more additional tips, suggestions and variants to the perfect spicy rasam vada recipe. firstly, according to me, it is best if the vada’s are made in round shape and avoid making doughnut-shaped vada’s. this is because it is dipped in liquid and has more potential to absorb juice inside if made spherical in shape. secondly, i would heavily recommend dipping the vada’s when both vada and rasam are hot. there are more chances of absorbing the rasam by vada when it is hot. lastly, for serving it does not need any additional topping, but there is a lot of scope for experiment. you may add a generous amount of coconut chutney on top of rasam vada or even add finely chopped onions or choice of the mixture to spice it up.
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Ingredients
for rasam powder:
- 2 tbsp coriander seeds
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1 tbsp pepper
- 2 tbsp toor dal
- 2 dried red chilli
- few curry leaves
for south indian rasam:
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard
- ½ tsp cumin
- pinch hing
- few curry leaves
- 1 tomato, finely chopped
- 1 chilli, slit
- 1 cup tamarind extract
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp jaggery
- 1 cup toor dal, cooked
- 4 cup water
- 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped
for vada:
- 1 cup urad dal
- water, for soaking & grinding
- 2 tbsp rice flour
- 1 inch ginger, finely chopped
- 2 chilli, finely chopped
- few curry leaves, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped
- ½ tsp salt
- oil, for frying
Instructions
how to make south indian rasam using homemade rasam powder:
- firstly, dry roast 2 tbsp coriander seeds, 1 tbsp cumin, 1 tbsp pepper, 2 tbsp toor dal, 2 dried red chilli and few curry leaves.
- roast until the spices turn aromatic without burning them.
- blend to a fine powder and rasam powder is ready. you can prepare this in large batch and store in an airtight container.
- to prepare rasam, in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp oil.
- splutter, 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp cumin, pinch hing and few curry leaves.
- add 1 tomato, 1 chilli, 1 cup tamarind extract, ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp jaggery.
- mix well, cover and boil for 10 minutes or until everything is well cooked.
- further add 1 cup toor dal, 4 cup water and mix well adjusting consistency as required.
- once the water comes to a boil add 2 tbsp of prepared rasam powder. you can adjust the amount of rasam powder based on the spice level.
- mix well making sure there are no lumps.
- boil for 2 minutes or until the flavours are well absorbed. do not over boil, as the flavours will be lost.
- finally, add 2 tbsp coriander and south indian rasam is ready. keep aside.
how to prepare crispy vada:
- firstly, soak 1 cup urad dal in enough water for 1½ hours.
- rinse well and drain off the water. transfer the soaked dal to mixi or grinder.
- blend to smooth thick paste adding water as required.
- now transfer the urad dal batter to a large bowl, add 2 tbsp rice flour.
- also add 1 inch ginger, 2 chilli, few curry leaves, 2 tbsp coriander and ½ tsp salt.
- mix well making sure everything is well combined.
- now dip a hand in the water and scoop out a small ball sized batter.
- drop in hot oil, keeping the flame on medium.
- fry on medium flame until the vada turns golden and crisp.
- drain off the vada over kitchen paper to remove excess oil.
- immediately drop the vada into hot rasam.
- soak for 2 hours or until the vada absorbs the rasam.
- finally, enjoy rasam vada garnished with sev.
Nutrition
how to make rasam vada with step by step photo:
how to make south indian rasam using homemade rasam powder:
- firstly, dry roast 2 tbsp coriander seeds, 1 tbsp cumin, 1 tbsp pepper, 2 tbsp toor dal, 2 dried red chilli and few curry leaves.
- roast until the spices turn aromatic without burning them.
- blend to a fine powder and rasam powder is ready. you can prepare this in large batch and store in an airtight container.
- to prepare rasam, in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp oil.
- splutter, 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp cumin, pinch hing and few curry leaves.
- add 1 tomato, 1 chilli, 1 cup tamarind extract, ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp jaggery.
- mix well, cover and boil for 10 minutes or until everything is well cooked.
- further add 1 cup toor dal, 4 cup water and mix well adjusting consistency as required.
- once the water comes to a boil add 2 tbsp of prepared rasam powder. you can adjust the amount of rasam powder based on the spice level.
- mix well making sure there are no lumps.
- boil for 2 minutes or until the flavours are well absorbed. do not over boil, as the flavours will be lost.
- finally, add 2 tbsp coriander and south indian rasam is ready. keep aside.
how to prepare crispy vada:
- firstly, soak 1 cup urad dal in enough water for 1½ hours.
- rinse well and drain off the water. transfer the soaked dal to mixi or grinder.
- blend to smooth thick paste adding water as required.
- now transfer the urad dal batter to a large bowl, add 2 tbsp rice flour.
- also add 1 inch ginger, 2 chilli, few curry leaves, 2 tbsp coriander and ½ tsp salt.
- mix well making sure everything is well combined.
- now dip a hand in the water and scoop out a small ball sized batter.
- drop in hot oil, keeping the flame on medium.
- fry on medium flame until the vada turns golden and crisp.
- drain off the vada over kitchen paper to remove excess oil.
- immediately drop the vada into hot rasam.
- soak for 2 hours or until the vada absorbs the rasam.
- finally, enjoy rasam vada garnished with sev.
notes:
- firstly, make sure to grind the urad dal batter really thick. else the vada will absorb oil.
- additionally, adding dal to rasam is optional, however, it gives nice consistency to rasam.
- also, if you like crispy vada and not juicy vada, then pour rasam on vada just before serving.
- finally, rasam vada recipe tastes great when served hot and spicy.