Meduvada is a South Indian dish and people mostly have this dish at their breakfast. This is a South Indian fritter made from black lentil. The crispy interior with soft outer layer of this vada can give joy to our taste buds in doughnut shape and this is also popular as Sri Lankan Tamil cuisine. Medu is a Kannada word that means soft and Vada means fritter. So Meduvada means soft fritter. Meduvada is also known as uddina vade in Kannada, garelu in Telugu and uzhunnu vada in Malayalam. This is a popular dish in Tamil Nadu and Meduvada is available in different names in Tamil such as urad vada, medhu vadai, and ulundu vadai. 

Meduvada Recipe

According to Vir Sanghvi, Meduvada is originated from the Maddur town, which is now situated in Karnataka. Later, this dish was made popular by Udupi restaurants in Mumbai, and now you can find this dish everywhere in India. However, people have different opinions about the origin of Meduvada, but it is for sure that Meduvada has originated from South Indian cities.

Things to know about Meduvada:

Most of the people love to have Meduvada for their breakfast because it is easy to digest and it can give them sufficient amount of vitamins and minerals. But, you can also have this dish as a snack in the evening. Traditionally, Meduvada is served with sambar, but you can also serve it with coconut chutney.

Meduvada is served with chicken curry in Andhra Pradesh and it is known as Minappa Garelu. You need to start you day with a dish that contains enough vitamins, minerals and proteins. In this case, Meduvada is the best choice for you, because it has vitamin B, iron, folic acid, calcium, magnesium and potassium.

Vegan people can try Meduvada recipe at their home and they must add this dish in their regular diet plan. This is the only lightweight dish that gives you equal amount of proteins of chicken or fish, and you can also maintain your skin by having Meduvada at your regular breakfast. It is easy to digest, and Meduvada can help you to keep your skin and hair healthy.

You can find a similar dish called Masala Vada in South India, which is made with Bengal gram dal and lots of spices. This is a street food available in Tamil Nadu, and you can also find it everywhere in India. But it is not healthier like Meduvada because it has lots of spices which slow down your digestion process. So it is better to search Meduvada recipe online and try it at your home.

Do you know that Meduvada is basically soaked into hung card with mustard seeds? Meduvada is hung with soaked card and mustard seeds, and garnished with coriander. You can find a variation of Meduvada called Dahi Vada in North India.