Name: Poha Vada (Flattened Rice Vada)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: Poha 1 Cup; Curd 1/2 Cup; Rice flour 1 Tablespoon; Bread slice 2 no; Onion 1 medium size chopped; Green chillies 2 Chopped; Ginger Chopped 1 Tea spoon; Curry leaves 8 to 10; Black pepper corn 8 to 10 crushed; Pinch of Hing (asafoetida); Salt; Oil for frying

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Few days back I stuck in a situation when family desired to have Vada with Sambhar and I didn't have the batter. So I thought and came up with an innovative concept to make Vada from Poha i.e. flattened rice (also known as Chura in some places). This is easily digestible and easily available.

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 20

Total Time 50

Served AsBreakfast, Brunch, Snacks

CuisineIndian

Servings

Ingredients

Instructions

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In a bowl take poha wash it and transfer this into strainer. So that poha doesn't absorb too much water and became messy. Keep it a side in a strainer.
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Finish all cutting and chopping In a bowl take poha add chopped onion, rice flour, curry leaves, green chilly, pinch of hing, crushed pepper corn, ginger
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Soak bread in water as shown in picture. Remove excess of water. crush it and add with breast of the mixture along with curd and salt
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Now mix all ingredients nicely you will get a dough like texture
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Take a small portion of mixture and form flat tikki with whole in middle as shown in picture Prepare all the vadas and keep aside
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In a pan heat oil once the oil is hot deep fry vada in this on medium flame. Till it is cook from both the side
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once it is cook take out from pan and keep it on kitchen towel so that the excess of oil is removed
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Enjoy this with a sambar, chutney and a cup of tea ..