Karamani Vadai | Black Eyed Beans Vadai

Karamani vadai – healthy and fiber rich snacks recipe to have on your tea time. If bored with usual snacks, you can make lentil vada and impress your kids This recipe called in many names like alasanda vadalu in telugu, cow peas vada, black eyed beans vada,lobia vada etc., you can try this patties as a variation of medu vada and masal vada.

Soak karamani overnight or 4 to 5 hrs and grind and mix up with available ingredients to make this recipe. This  karamani vadai is crispy outer layer and soft inside. I put hole in center to avoid uneven cooking in center.You can make very small patties and make crispy vadas without hole. This deep fried patties is famous in Andhra and they prepare this recipe for sankaranthi.

Prep time : 10 mins | soak time : overnight or 5 hrs | cook time : 10 mins | yield : 12 nos.

cuisine: south indian

Karamani Vadai – Ingredients

• Karamani/black eyed beans – 1 cup
• Big onions – 1 no
• Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
• Carrot – 1 no(optional)
• Red chillies – 3 nos
• 8Curry leaves – few
• Fennel seeds/sombhu –  1 tsp
• Salt – as required
• Oil – to deep fry

Method:

1. Soak karamani in water overnight or 4 to 5 hrs.
2. In mixer jar. Grind red chillies and fennel seeds coarsely and keep aside.
3. In the same jar, grind karamani to coarse level along with salt.
4. Add chopped onions, ginger garlic paste,curry leaves,carrot and coarsely grounded red chilli to it.
5. Mix well to make patties.
6. Heat a kadai, add enough oil to deep fry vadai.
7. Pinch a small portion from the vada batter, and form as round patties using your palm and make a hole in center using your finger.
8. Put it in hot oil and deep fry in medium low flame. Fry till golden  on both sides.
9. Drain oil and place it in kitchen tissue.Serve hot with chutney or sauce.

Notes:

1. Instead of red chilli , you can add green chillies also. No need to grind them. Chop thinly and add it to batter.
2. While frying the vadas, keep the flame medium low to not burn the vadai.
3. Add handful of chopped coriander leaves if you want.

Karamani vadai 2016-02-17 04:25:37 Write a review Save Recipe Print 520 calories 79 g 0 g 16 g 20 g 1 g 524 g 664 g 16 g 0 g 14 g Nutrition Facts Serving Size 524g Amount Per Serving Calories 520 Calories from Fat 141 % Daily Value * Total Fat 16g 25% Saturated Fat 1g 6% Trans Fat 0g Polyunsaturated Fat 3g Monounsaturated Fat 11g Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 664mg 28% Total Carbohydrates 79g 26% Dietary Fiber 23g 94% Sugars 16g Protein 20g Vitamin A436%Vitamin C143% Calcium19%Iron29% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. Does this look wrong? Ingredients

1. Karamani/black eyed beans – 1 cup
2. Big onions – 1 no
3. Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
4. Carrot – 1 no(optional)
5. Red chillies – 3 nos
6. 8Curry leaves – few
7. Fennel seeds/sombhu - 1 tsp
8. Salt – as required
9. Oil – to deep fry

Instructions

1. 1. Soak karamani in water overnight or 4 to 5 hrs.
2. 2. In mixer jar. Grind red chillies and fennel seeds coarsely and keep aside.
3. 3. In the same jar, grind karamani to coarse level along with salt.
4. 4. Add chopped onions, ginger garlic paste,curry leaves,carrot and coarsely grounded red chilli to it.
5. 5. Mix well to make patties.
6. 6. Heat a kadai, add enough oil to deep fry vadai.
7. 7. Pinch a small portion from the vada batter, and form as round patties using your palm and make a hole in center using your finger.
8. 8. Put it in hot oil and deep fry in medium low flame. Fry till golden on both sides.
9. 9. Drain oil and place it in kitchen tissue.Serve hot with chutney or sauce.

Notes

1. 1. Instead of red chilli , you can add green chillies also. No need to grind them. Chop thinly and add it to batter.
2. 2. While frying the vadas, keep the flame medium low to not burn the vadai.
3. 3. Add handful of chopped coriander leaves if you want.

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