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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Aval vadam

Ever since I read about "Cooking with Pedatha" on food blogs from around the world, I have been wanting to lay my hands on a copy of this book. So, when I saw a copy in my local library, I wasted no time in borrowing it.
The book is beautifully written....the recipes are listed out with very clear and easy-to-follow instructions. Almost all the ingredients that the different recipes require are easily available in South Indian homes.
I tried out Pedatha's recipe for aval(poha/rice flakes) vadiyalu (vadam/sun dried fritters). Unlike most other vadams, this requires no cooking or stirring. It does take quite some time to roll out the poha into little balls but other than that, the procedure is pretty simple.
With the permission of the authors of "Cooking with Pedatha", here is the recipe for aval vadam.

What you need:
Rice flakes/aval/poha - 500 gms (Use thick variety)
Onions- 3 large, chopped fine
Green chillies - 10, chopped into thin, fine circles
Salt - as required

Soak the poha in plenty of water for 2 - 3 hours. Make sure that you do this in a large bowl as the poha will double in size. Drain the water and squeeze out any excess water from the poha. Add in the other ingredients. Mix well and shape into small balls. Lay it out on a plastic sheet and dry it under the sun. It will take three to four days for it to become completely dry. Once dry, store it in an airtight container.When required, heat some oil and deep fry a handful of these vadams at a time.
(The quantities mentioned are not exactly the same as in the book. These are the quantities that I used. The original recipe also has thinly chopped ladies finger in the list of ingredients)

Also check out my recipe for Ela vadam

11 comments:

jayasree said...

A new vadam recipe. No cooking reqd. Reminds me of our vazhathandu karuvadam in aspects of its looks.

Sunshinemom said...

Looks very nice and crisp. I will try this one. It is so easy!

Sanghi said...

yummy delight.. Am extending FIL to31st.. do send your etries..!

Pari Vasisht said...

Hi Jayashree. This is my first visit to your blog and you have made me nostalgic. I also used to live in Chennai till last year very close to grand sweets. Your vadams look crispy and yum.
Will love to stay in touch.
Would love to hear from you at my blog, so do dig into my space.

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

Looks so yum. Lovely presentation too...

Archana Vivek said...

Looks simple.Nice One!

Archana Vivek said...

I have heard a lot about her book. But, I am not able to get it here in any of the library.

Nithya Praveen said...

Wow my fav one...i am gona make this soon:)

Anonymous said...

It's new to me...easy&yummy
pic is awesome dear!!!

Mythreyi Dilip said...

Looks crispy and delicious! I love vadams

Sushma said...

these are my all time fav. bookmarked the recipe..