VADAGAM

Vadam (Sandige in Kannada) is a fried snack, popular in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It is also served as an accompaniment with meals.

Ingredients

● Basic ingredients used to make vadams include pure water, rice/beaten rice, chilli powder mix (karapodi), asafoetida, salt. To this basic mix a variety of other items such as pulses, banana stem, etc. are added to make delicious and wide varieties of vadams or fries.

Preparation

● These ingredients are combined and ground to a coarse or fine paste, depending on the recipe, made into small balls or flat circles and then sun dried for a few days. The resulting vadams are stored in airtight containers for months or even years, to be used as and when required for meals or as snacks. The vadams are deep fried in oil, to be served as a snack or accompaniment to meals.

Karapodi

Ingredients:

Asafoetida

Salt

Red chillies

Method:

Grind the above three ingredients separately. Mix all three ground ingredients and grind once again.