Sweet Vada, Bellam Garelu, Jaggery Vada, Sweet Medu Vada Recipe
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Soaking
1 hr
Total Time
30 mins
Sweet Vada or Bellam Garelu is a healthy Andhra dessert prepared during festive seasons.
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Andhra
Keyword:
Bellam Garelu, Sweet Vada
Servings: 2
Calories: 120 kcal
Ingredients
Ingredients: (1 cup = 200 ml.)
- Urad dal – 1 cup
- Ginger – ¼ cup.
- Green Chilies – ¼ cup. optional
- Jaggery – 250 gms.
- Salt – ½ tbsp.
- Water – 1 glass 250 ml.
Instructions
How to Make Sweet Vada or Bellam Garelu:
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Soak urad dal for an hour and remove skin of dal.
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Grind dal to thick batter by adding salt, green chilies and ginger pieces.
Tip: Try to keep the batter littler coarse and make batter puffy by beating the batter.
Making of Jaggery syrup:
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Add one glass water and jaggery in a vessel and boil.
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Keep the concentration of the syrup mild thickness with free flow so that vada can absorb syrup easily.
Making of Sweet Vada:
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Heat oil till it attains optimum heat.
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Add small lump of batter to check whether oil is ready or not, if batter floats then its ready.
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Put your hand in water and take small lump of batter and make vada.
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Gently drop vada into oil and deep fry till they attain golden brown.
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Drop vada directly into jaggery syrup.
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Keep them aside so that Bellam Garelu absorbs jaggery syrup and increase its size.
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Serve hot or chilled.