Vada (food)
A vada (also vadai, wada, vade), pronounced 'vah-daa' or 'vah-die', is a savoury snack from South India, shaped like a doughnut and made from lentil or potato.
There is one other variety commonly known in south India as aama vadai. This is prepared using lentils.
Vada can vary in size and shape, though most are comparable to the Western doughnut except that the Indian vada is spicy unlike the sweet doughnut.
Mashed or diced potatoes and/or lentils are seasoned — sometimes sauteed — then shaped, covered in a gram flour batter and deep-fried.
Although battered and deep-fried, the finished product should not be too oily if prepared correctly, since steam build-up within the vada pushes all oil away from within the vada.
A vada served in a bun (known as a pav) with chutney is known as a vada pav, a common Indian street food
Other varieties of vada
- Dahi vada, made by serving the vada in a mix of yoghurt and spices).
- Ulli vada, made with onion)
- Maddur vada, made with onion and not doughnut-shaped.
- Paruppu vada, made with toor dal and shaped roughly like a patty.
- Masala vada, a softer less crisp vada.
- Rava vada, vada made of semolina.
- Batata vada, or bonda, made with potatoes, garlic and spices coated with lintel paste and fried; this form is used in vada pav.
- Sabudana vada, made with a grain known as Sabudana.
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