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    Home » Snacks » Thavala vadai recipe | South Indian snacks

    Thavala vadai recipe | South Indian snacks

    July 5, 2012 by Raks Anand 42 Comments / Jump to Recipe

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    Thavala vadai recipe (step by step pictures) with rice and mixed lentils and a magic ingredient – Sago to make it more attractive, soft and tastier.

    This thavala vadai recipe is also one of the recipe my In-laws shared me, they saw this recipe in a cookery show by Mrs. Revathi Shanmugam. Before going to the recipe, I disclaim, this is not be a traditional recipe and it is no related to the Thavala Adai, this is thavala VADAI recipe 😄. Most of the recipes has only rice and mixture of dal, but this recipe has sago in it, which I liked the best in this vadai. One more thing that tasted out of world was the coconut bits that came here and there. On the whole I love love loved it and enjoyed eating it a lot. It dint drink much oil too. A great tea time snack. That too you can win family’s heart if you make this for them as snack 😲.

    You can make this in a short cut way too. Do you have left over Adai batter? Then you can soak sago for 2 hours and add it to the adai batter and make this one. Cool right? Now on to this simple recipe, packed with protiens/ dals!
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    Thavala vadai recipe

    Thavala vadai recipe (step by step pictures) with rice and mixed lentils and a magic ingredient - Sago to make it more attractive, soft and tastier.
    Course Snack
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Soaking time 3 hours
    Total Time 3 hours 30 minutes
    Servings 25
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup Parboiled rice/Idli rice
    • ¼ cup Chana dal/ Kadala paruppu
    • ¼ cup Toor dal/ Thuvaram paruppu
    • ¼ cup Moong dal/ Paasi paruppu
    • ¼ cup Urad dal/ Uluntham paruppu
    • ¼ cup Sago/ Javarisi
    • 8 Red chillies
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves
    • 2 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped
    • ¼ cup Chopped fresh coconut bits
    • ⅛ tsp Asafoetida
    • Salt - As needed

    Instructions

    • Soak rice separately and other dals separately and sago separately for 3 hours. First grind red chillies, add rice with little water. Grind to a fine rava consistency batter.
    • Add soaked, drained dal and grind again to a coarse paste.Batter should be thick.
    • Transfer to a mixing bowl and mix soaked drained sago, coriander leaves, curry leaves, asafoetida, coconut and required salt. Heat oil pour this batter using a small ladle.
    • Cook in medium flame until golden in colour (flip once and cook both sides). Drain in paper towel.

    Notes

    • You can add ginger while grinding for extra flavour.
    • Sago can be medium sized or small sized ones.
    • If you do it with adai batter, make sure the batter is thick.
    • Grinding the dal coarsely gives a nice texture to the vadai.

    Thavala vadai method:

      1. Soak rice separately and other dals separately and sago separately for 3 hours. First grind red chillies, add rice with little water. Grind to a fine rava consistency batter.grind rice
      2. Add soaked, drained dal and grind again to a coarse paste.Batter should be thick.grind
      3. Transfer to a mixing bowl and mix soaked drained sago, coriander leaves, curry leaves, asafoetida, coconut and required salt. Heat oil pour this batter using a small ladle.fry
      4. Cook in medium flame until golden in colour (flip once and cook both sides). Drain in paper towel.drain

    Notes

    • You can add ginger while grinding for extra flavour.
    • Sago can be medium sized ones.
    • If you do it with adai batter, make sure the batter is thick.
    • Grinding the dal coarsely gives a nice texture to the vadai.

    You can serve it with coconut chutney, but believe me, it is great as such as it has coconut in it. Unbelievable delicious!
    தவல வடை

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    Comments

    1. Kavitha Bhargav

      July 05, 2012 at 3:37 pm

      looks super crisp. Adding sago is new to me. will try once

      Reply
    2. Anu

      July 05, 2012 at 3:40 pm

      Crispy and nice snack.

      Reply
    3. Recipe world

      July 05, 2012 at 3:48 pm

      Vadas look really tempting! Lovely recipe dear..

      Cheers!
      Vani

      Ongoing Event: Love Lock With Juices & Milkshakes

      Reply
    4. Anonymous

      July 05, 2012 at 4:12 pm

      Looks very tempting!

      Reply
    5. Hema

      July 05, 2012 at 5:02 pm

      Looks very crispy and yumm..

      Reply
    6. Srimathi

      July 05, 2012 at 5:14 pm

      I have heard of this vadai. Amma always talks about it, I will try it too. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    7. Shama Nagarajan

      July 05, 2012 at 6:15 pm

      super delicious

      Reply
    8. Paaka Shaale

      July 05, 2012 at 6:27 pm

      Loved this recipe. I am bookmarking this 🙂

      Reply
    9. Reshmi Mahesh

      July 05, 2012 at 6:33 pm

      Crispy and yummy looking vadai…

      Reply
    10. Sanoli Ghosh

      July 05, 2012 at 7:00 pm

      Crispy and crunchy nice vadas. Just mouthwatering…..Bookmarked.
      If possible, visit my space at your leisure,
      http://sanolisrecipes.blogspot.com

      Reply
    11. lata raja

      July 05, 2012 at 7:43 pm

      Adding javvarisi to the adai batter is new in this recipe. Makes a nice evening snack with tea. Nice recipe Raji.

      Reply
    12. jeyashrisuresh

      July 05, 2012 at 11:07 pm

      Omg what a coincidence. I too tried this recently and waiting to post the recipe. Adding sago is a nice idea. Hope ur enjoying with ur in laws. nice presentation

      Reply
    13. Hamaree Rasoi

      July 06, 2012 at 1:16 am

      I can't stop myself even after having 5-6 of these crispy vadais. nice recipe

      Reply
    14. sowmya's creative saga

      July 06, 2012 at 1:30 am

      wow..with adai batter…neat idea..will try it soon..

      Reply
    15. Gayathri NG

      July 06, 2012 at 2:03 am

      Crispy n delicious vada, adding sago is anice twist. Surely will try when make adai next time.

      Reply
    16. APARNARAJESHKUMAR

      July 06, 2012 at 3:00 am

      great one 🙂

      Reply
    17. Veena Theagarajan

      July 06, 2012 at 3:45 am

      Very Tempting Raks, Will try for sure

      Reply
    18. Radhika

      July 06, 2012 at 5:06 am

      I too tried that recipe of hers and it is waiting in my drafts. Lovely presentation.

      Reply
    19. radha

      July 06, 2012 at 5:18 am

      Make it slightly differently. Sago is not added. And the batter is semi-solid and poured into the oil to form a round vada in the oil. Follow the Samaitha Paar recipe. This is simpler and am sure as tasty/tastier and less greasy too.

      Reply
    20. Kalpana Sareesh

      July 06, 2012 at 5:22 am

      wow so yummy ones.. hv not tried it..its time for these crispies..

      Reply
    21. Geetha

      July 06, 2012 at 6:31 am

      Very nice raji………… its looks yummy

      Reply
    22. Priya

      July 06, 2012 at 8:12 am

      Quite addictive vadais, love the addition of sago here.

      Reply
    23. Shobha Kamath

      July 06, 2012 at 10:00 am

      Very crispy and yummy looking vadais ! I am tempted to pick one!

      Reply
    24. PriyaVaasu

      July 06, 2012 at 10:07 am

      We make thavala Dosai/Adai, Vadai is very new to me!!! Looks Delicious and healthy with all the dal in it!!!!

      Reply
    25. Rashida shaikh

      July 06, 2012 at 11:39 am

      New recipe and vadai looks crispy.

      Reply
    26. Spice up the Curry

      July 06, 2012 at 1:37 pm

      looks very crispy and delicious

      Reply
    27. Sangeetha Nambi

      July 06, 2012 at 1:54 pm

      Adding Sago… Different Vadai… Love the crispy….

      http://recipe-excavator.blogspot.com

      Reply
    28. Sharmilee! :)

      July 06, 2012 at 2:43 pm

      Crispy and perfect, tempting teatime snack

      Reply
    29. Anonymous

      July 06, 2012 at 8:16 pm

      mouthwatering!

      Reply
    30. M D

      July 07, 2012 at 3:31 pm

      That looks so delicious! I am drooling!

      Reply
    31. Azie

      July 08, 2012 at 8:12 am

      Looks so delicious

      Reply
    32. ♥LOVE2COOK MALAYSIA♥

      July 08, 2012 at 10:45 am

      OmG…this is too good!!! Thanks for sharing 🙂

      Reply
    33. renanaisaani

      July 08, 2012 at 11:30 am

      THANKYOU FOR SHArING THIS RECEIPE by seeing only its so delicious i will surely try

      Reply
    34. sapna

      July 08, 2012 at 1:14 pm

      Thanks Raji for sharing this recipe.It is absolutely a delicious snack.

      Reply
    35. Uma

      July 09, 2012 at 5:56 am

      yummy vadas.

      Reply
    36. Sangeetha

      July 09, 2012 at 9:54 pm

      crispy n yummy snack…vada looks too tempting…thanks for sharing..will try it sometime 🙂
      Spicy Treats

      Reply
    37. Nagashree

      July 12, 2012 at 3:33 am

      Never heard of it, I am bookmarking this one, thanks Raks!

      Reply
    38. Archana

      July 18, 2012 at 4:21 pm

      I love these. Bookmarking them.

      Reply
    39. Nitya Anand

      July 31, 2012 at 8:14 am

      This was perfect for a rainy Sunday breakfast. Thank you Raji for this recipe, nice variation with the addition of sago. Have mentioned it in my blog post.
      http://mygastronomicworld.blogspot.in/2012/07/sunday-morning-breakfast-vadai.html

      Reply
    40. Nitya Anand

      July 31, 2012 at 8:17 am

      Just curious why is it called Thavala?
      Doesn't Thavala mean frog in South India?

      Reply
    41. Vk Moorthy

      October 14, 2012 at 8:28 am

      Very delicious and obviously nutritious too.Tasted long back in Madurai when I was there onmy official posting.

      Reply
    42. Deepti Nagesh

      February 17, 2018 at 11:57 pm

      I have one doubt. Can I Gring this in grinder as am making for larger quantities.?

      Reply

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