Alasanda vada recipe | Lobia vada | Black eyed pea fritters
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Ingredients (240 ml cup used)
- 2 cups of soaked alasandalu / lobia/ black eyed peas
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- 1 ½ tbsp. rice flour (optional, use if soaked Lobia for more than 4 hrs)
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- ½ tsp cumin
- Fistful of chopped coriander leaves
- ¼ cup of chopped onions (gives a very good aroma)
- Oil for deep frying or for brushing over the vada for baking
How to make the recipe
- Wash & soak alasandalu or lobia for 4 to 6 hours. Drain water thoroughly. Grind ½ of the lobia to a semi smooth paste (though not to coarse) and the other ½ to a coarse paste with very little water and enough salt. I used 25 ml water. Do not add too much water, else they will not turn out to be crispy.
- Make sure that there are no left over whole alasandalu, they can burst while frying. If you opt for deep frying.
- Mix all the other ingredients except oil.
- Grease a cling wrap or a plastic sheet or a foil. Or can even grease your palm and make alasanda vada or patties and proceed further. Traditionally they are made with a hole in the center for quick and even cooking. Can even make without if you are not comfortable doing so.
- If opting for deep fried alasanda vada, heat the oil till hot, medium the flame and fry these vada / patties evenly by flipping them to both the sides. Do not crowd your fry pan. Fry these till you feel they are cooked fully, usually a medium flame and frying for 3 to 4 mins wil do perfect for me, but this depends on the size of your vada. If you try this on a high flame, they can be browned faster without being cooked inside. Once fried properly, drain them on a kitchen tissue. To keep them crispy for longer time, refry them for a min.
- If you like to go for the baking alasanda vada, make the vadas with a hole in the center. Preheat the oven to 220 C, place theses alasanda vada on a greased baking tray. Brush them with oil, this is done to avoid dryness and to get a crisp texture. Bake them for 12 to 15 mins on one side and for 4 to 6 mins on the other side. This depends on the size of the vadas you make.for the first side keep checking after 12 mins and the other side after 4 mins. Take care not to burn and make sure they are cooked fully.
