Rava Masala Vada

Ingredients:
1.5 cups Medium Small Semolina / Bombay Rava / Chiroti Rave

1/4 cup Rice flour
1/4 cup Corn flour
2 medium sized Onion
6 - 8 Green Chillies

2 - 3 tsp grated Coconut

Small piece of Ginger
8 - 10 strands of Mint leaves
8 - 10 strands of Curry leaves

5 - 6 Coriander Leaves
Pinch of Asafoetida powder
Salt to taste
Oil

Recipe:

Put grated coconut, green chillies, mint leaves, curry leaves, ginger in a mixer and crush them together as shown in the picture below. Finely chop the onion and coriander leaves as shown in the picture below.

 

Put semolina, rice flour, corn flour, asafoetida powder, salt, add required amount of water and mix well. Don't make the batter too thin. Keep the dough aside for about 5 mins. Add crushed and chopped ingredients and mix well.

 

Take one plastic sheet/banana leaf. Make lemon sized balls from the mixture and pat them on plastic sheet/banana leaf as shown in the picture below. (Or directly pat it on the hand and put it in the hot oil.)

 

Keep oil in a thick bottomed vessel and heat. Put patted Vada in oil and deep fry until they turn golden in colour.

Serve hot along with any chutney or tomato ketchup.