Learn how to make Garelu recipe. Garelu Recipe is a very popular dish from South India. It is also called Medu Vada, Medu vadai, Uddina Vade in different South Indian states.
South Indian food is widely popular not just in India but also in the rest of the world. The Idli, Dosa, Masala Vada are just so globally famous. The Garelu recipe is another of the hugely popular South Indian breakfast.
This authentic Telugu Minapa Vada recipe makes vadas that are super delicious. Generally, it is served as breakfast, but you can also relish it as a snack. You can easily prepare this garelu recipe with urad dal, green chilis, ginger, cumin seeds and salt. The perfect blend of South Indian flavors can be found in this dish.
Please follow the instructions to make the batter carefully and you will definitely end up with the most crispy on the outside and the soft on the inside Garelu.
STEP BY STEP GARELU RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS WITH PHOTOS:
- Take 2 cups of whole urad dal in a bowl and wash it well.
- Then soak it in 4 cups of water for 4-5 hours.
3. Drain the water completely and add soaked urad dal to blender along with green chili (refer notes), ginger and cumin seeds.
4. Grind to coarse paste without adding water. Once it blends well, add water gradually to achieve a thick paste like consistency. Now add salt and mix well (refer notes).
5. Heat oil in a pan for deep fry.
6. Grease hands with water and take a small portion of batter. Make a hole in the centre and shape garelu(refer notes).
7. Drop it into the oil and cook on medium flame till it turns golden brown on both sides. Drain onto a paper towel.
8. Serve hot with Peanut Red chili Chutney Recipe/ Palli chutney or Natukodi Curry/ Country Chicken Recipe or chicken curry.
Check out other Breakfast or Snacks recipes:
Kothimeera Vada Recipe/ Coriander fritters
Tamarind Rice Recipe/ Pulihora
Dosa batter recipe – Foodie Platter
Gunta Punugulu Recipe/ Paniyaram/ Ponganalu
Garelu recipe
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Urad dal Minapa gullu or black gram
- Salt to taste
- 4-5 Green chili
- 1 inch Ginger
- 1 tbsp Cumin seeds
- Oil for deep fry
- Water as required
Instructions
- Take 2 cups of whole urad dal in a bowl and wash it well.
- Then soak it in 4 cups of water for 4-5 hours.
- Drain the water completely and add soaked urad dal to blender along with green chili (refer notes), ginger and cumin seeds.
- Grind to coarse paste without adding water. Once it blends well, add water gradually to achieve a thick paste like consistency. Now add salt and mix well (refer notes).
- Heat oil in a pan for deep fry.
- Grease hands with water and take a small portion of batter. Make a hole in the centre and shape garelu(refer notes).
- Drop it into the oil and cook on medium flame till it turns golden brown on both sides. Drain onto a paper towel.
- Serve hot with Peanut chutney, Coconut chutney or chicken curry.
Notes
- Some people prefer to add chopped chili in batter instead of grinding it. Add chilis as per your spice tolerance.
- Add water to the blender only after grinding the mixture to a thick paste.
- Batter should be thick and should form a stiff peak when dropped.
- Alternate method: Grease plastic cover with water and place a portion of batter on it. Make it into round shape with hole in the center.
- Don’t grease hands or plastic cover too frequently as the batter might turn watery.
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