Beetroot vadai recipe – Chettinad special beetroot vadai recipe with step-by-step pictures.
Masala vada with beetroots. I first tasted beetroot vada in my friend’s house in during my school days. It is similar to our Masala paruppu vadai with the addition of grated beetroots. Even if you are not a fan of beetroots, you will love this beetroot vada for sure.
Check out the Vazhaipoo vada recipe too.
Check out the Vazhaipoo vada recipe too.
I have updated the step-by-step pictures of the beetroot vada recipe.
Beetroot vada recipe
Preparation Time : 10 mins + soaking time 1 hr | Cooking Time : 20 Mins |Serves: 20 vadas approx
Channa dal 1/2 cup
Toor dal 1/2 cup
Fennel seeds| sombu 1 tsp
Red chili 3-4
Beetroot 1 cup (grated)
Onion 2
Salt as needed
Curry leaves to taste
Oil for deep frying
Method with step-wise pictures:
- Soak both the dals for at least 1 hour along with red chili.
- Grind along with fennel seeds(sombu)and red chili into a coarse paste.
- Do not add water while grinding the dals. Just sprinkle a tsp of water if you need it.
- Mix nicely for an even mixing of spices.
- Add the grated beetroot, chopped onions, and salt just before making vadais.
- Mix well.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Take lemon sized portion of the dough.
- Flatten a small portion of the vada batter and flatten it.
- Carefully drop into oil.
- Always fry keeping the flame in medium.
- Repeat this for rest of the batter. Take out them when the oil sound subsides.
- Drain in a kitchen towel.
- Enjoy hot vadais with a cup of coffee or tea.
Note:
- A few tbsp of grated coconut can be added while grinding the dal.
- Always grind the dal in small batches if making it in bulk.
- If you are making it in bulk, add the beetroot and onions in small portions, or else it will ooze out water.
- Beetroot vadai pairs well with curd rice and any South Indian meal.
vada looks great. lovely recipe.
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Nice way to sneek in vegetables into kids. Healthy looking vadai. Nice recipe. YUM!
I have never had beetroot vadais… i first saw it in Sharmi's blog few weeks back. Looks really crunchy and nice.
hi lavanya, how r u and kids? Sharmi posted pakodas with beetroot
This is chettinad special…and my friend has in her menu every week 🙂 i love it 🙂
Healthy vadai. Never tried beetroot in vadai. Awesome.
Hamsamalini Chandrasekaran,
https://indianyummykitchen.blogspot.com
Healthy vada and easy to make kids to have beetroot.
Wow crispy and perfect vadas..nice idea of making vadai with beetroot
nice n colorful vadas..looks delicious
Love the color.. nice recipe..
Very healthy and colorful vadas. Looks delicious.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Vadai supera irukku Jeyashri, and very colorful too..
This looks delicious..Totally YUMMY
Aarthi
https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/
Wow..Crispy and colorful vadais..yummy to munch.
lovely way to eat beetroot! super recipe!
Oh craving for the whole lot now. Crispy and yummy
Lovely recipe, lovely combo of ingredients..yum!
That's an interesting twist to the routine vada…looks yum…..
I love making beetroot patty never made vada though. This sounds like a delicious snack for tea time.
This is my Husband fav one… I make them too. But now its been looooooooong time I did not make it. Way too tempted seeing your picts Jeyashri…
loved the addition of beetroot in vadas,easy to sneak veggie for kids..Hot n crisp vadas,its tea time here..I would like to grab those!!
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this is making me to def try it .. wonderful way to use this neglected beetroot..
Tempting and crispy! Love the addition of beetroot in them!
Beetroot in vadas, looks very good…must've tasted yum
wow…yummy n crunchy vadas dear
hi
it looks yummy
thanks a lot for putting recipes of nombu…iam happy to see n make it…
adding beetroot gives sweet taste and surely kids will like it..even we too!nice click as usual!
Sooooo crispy and delicious.
First time seeing beetroot vadais. Looks so crunchy and tasty as well..yumm yumm!
Healthy delicious vadai jeya 🙂
Healthy vadas to munch around with a cup of tea. Crispy n so inviting.
Such a healthy twist to the parippu vadas..The beetroot have added a lovely color! Yummy!
lovely color to the vadas! Kids will love it I guess… Got to try this…
vada looks wonderful deliciously done
Crispy and colourful vadas
after grating beet roots should we squeze out the water and add it to the dal mixture.?I we r adding just after grating it will the vadai become soggy
and absorb lot of oil
SINCE WE ARE ADDING just before making vadais, no need to squeeze out the water. Just like adding onions add beetroot. will not absorb oil
Tried this today and we all loved it. Thank you for the amazing recipe.