Lobia | Blackeyed peas vada is a traditional recipe from Rayalaseema region in Andhra Pradesh. It is traditionally had with spicy gravy. Onions are added to the vada but I made them with cabbage.
Author: Manjula Bharath
Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: Andhra Cuisine
Serves: 10
Ingredients
Blacked Eyed Peas- 1 cup
Cabbage - ¼ cup ( chopped)
Green chillies- 3 Nos
Ginger - 1 inch chopped
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Turmeric pd - a pinch
Salt to taste
Oil for frying
Instructions
Soak the black-eyed peas overnight or for 3-4 hours.
Drain the water, and grind them coarse without adding water.
Add chopped green chillies, ginger, cabbage, curry leaves and mix them well.
Also add fennel seeds, Turmeric pd,salt and mix the vada batter well.
Heat oil in a kadai or saucepan.
Divide them into equal sized balls, once the oil is hot flatten the ball in between your palm and slide them into the hot oil.
You can fry 2-3 vadas at a time, so do the same for all the batter.
Serve the vada with any spicy curry or gravy.
Recipe by Desi Fiesta at https://www.desifiesta.com/2018/04/andhra-lunch-menu-ideas-no-onion-no-garlic-alasanda-vada-recipe.html