{"id":2090,"slug":"medu-vada-south-indian-savory-lentil-donut","title":"Medu Vada (South Indian Savory Lentil Donut)","description":"A vada is a savoury South Indian doughnut made from lentils (or sometimes potatoes). This is a recipe for medu vada. It is commonly accompanied by idli.","ingredients_raw":["1 cup (240 g) skinless black gram","Salt to taste","¼ tsp asafoetida","8–10 curry leaves","1 tsp cumin powder","1 tsp crushed black peppercorns","Oil to fry"],"ingredients_norm":["skinless black gram","salt","asafoetida","curry leaf","cumin powder","black peppercorn","oil to fry"],"steps":["Wash and soak urad dal for 6 hours. Grind into a fine paste.","Add salt, asafoetida, curry leaves, cumin powder, and crushed peppercorns to the batter and mix well.","Heat oil in a kadai.","Wet your palms and take batter into the palms.","Shape into balls and make a hole with the thumb in the centre like a doughnut.","Deep-fry this in medium-hot oil until golden brown and crisp.","Serve hot with sambhar and coconut chutney."],"categories":["Indian recipes","Fried recipes","Vegetarian recipes","Vegan recipes","Recipes using asafoetida","Recipes using curry leaf","Recipes using salt","Recipes using ground cumin","Recipes using pepper","Dal recipes"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":"4","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Medu_Vada_(South_Indian_Savory_Lentil_Donut)","source_ref":"4508197","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Medu_Vada_(South_Indian_Savory_Lentil_Donut)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"56c4ed6c1adb2a94097398b53948b73133fa61ff14a63be30a94d961079381de","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:09Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:09Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/medu-vada-south-indian-savory-lentil-donut"}