Ney Vada
Ingredients
- 1 cup All-purpose Flour
- 1/2 cup Gram flour
- 3 tablespoon Ghee
- 2 tablespoon Curd
- 1 Egg white
- 1/2 teaspoon Cardamom Powder
- 1 cup Sugar (+ 1 tablespoon)
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 pinch Baking Soda
- 1 1/2 Teaspoon Lemon juice
- 1 pinch Salt
- Oil for Frying
Instructions
- 1 Ney Vada is a popular Malabar tea-time snack, similar in shape and texture to doughnuts. It's sweet, soft inside, slightly crisp outside, and soaked in sugar syrup. Let’s get started!
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First, mix All-purpose flour, Gram flour, and a pinch of baking soda.- 3
Sieve this flour mix 2–3 times to ensure it's well combined and airy.- 4
In a separate bowl, take one egg white.- 5
Add 1 tablespoon sugar, curd, ghee, cardamom powder, and a pinch of salt. Mix everything well.- 6
Now, gradually add the flour mix into the wet ingredients and knead to make a soft dough, similar to chapathi dough.- 7
Cover and rest the dough for at least 2 hours.- 8
After resting, take small portions of dough and shape them into balls. Do not knead the dough again.- 9
Using your thumb, make a small hole in the center of each ball to form the vada shape.- 10
Heat enough oil in a pan for deep frying.- 11
At the same time, prepare sugar syrup. In a pan, add 1 cup sugar and 3/4 cup water.- 12
Boil until the syrup reaches single-string consistency. Just before reaching that point, add a few drops of lemon juice to prevent crystallization.- 13
While the syrup is getting ready, deep fry the vadas in hot oil over medium heat until golden brown and cooked through.- 14
Dip the warm vadas into the warm syrup and let them soak for at least 10 minutes.- 15
Remove from the syrup and allow them to cool slightly.- 16
Serve Malabar Ney Vada with hot tea. Enjoy the soft, syrupy delight! - 2
