• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About
    • About Me
    • Mission and Values
  • Privacy Policy
    • Disclaimer
    • Copyright
  • Contact
  • Roti n Rice
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
Roti n Rice

Roti n Rice

Food to gladden the heart

  • Video Recipes
  • Web Stories
  • Recipe Index
    • Cuisine
      • Asian
      • Southeast Asian
      • Western
      • Fusion
      • Mediterranean
      • Other Cuisines
    • Holiday
      • Chinese New Year
      • Valentine’s Day
      • St Patrick’s Day
      • Easter
      • Thanksgiving
      • Christmas
    • Main Ingredient
      • Beef
      • Poultry
      • Pork
      • Seafood
      • Other Meats
      • Rehash
      • Beans & Lentils
      • Rice & Grain
      • Noodles
      • Egg & Tofu
      • Fruit
      • Vegetables
  • Tutorials
  • Lifestyle
    • Travel
    • Reviews
    • Roundups
    • Others
  • Work With Us
  • Paruppu Vadai (Lentil Patties), a popular South Indian snack prepared with dhal and spices. Deliciously crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. | Food to gladden the heart at RotiNRice.com
    Paruppu Vadai (Lentil Patties)

    Paruppu Vadai (Lentil Patties), a popular South Indian snack prepared with dhal and spices. Deliciously…

  • Ulundhu vadai is a popular South Indian snack. It is made of urad dhal combined with chilies and spices, eaten on its own or with coconut chutney. | RotiNRice.com
    Ulundhu Vadai

    Ulundhu Vadai is a popular South Indian snack. It is made of urad dhal combined…

  • Garlicky and peppery Singapore Teochew Bak Kut Teh
    Singapore Teochew Bak Kut Teh

    Singapore Teochew Bak Kut Teh is a version of pork ribs tea with a clear…

  • This creamy and subtly spiced Ginger Tea Ice Cream (Teh Halia Ice Cream) was inspired by the sweet and invigorating Malaysian "teh halia". It is a must-try! | RotiNRice.com
    Ginger Tea Ice Cream (Teh Halia Ice Cream)

    This creamy and subtly spiced Ginger Tea Ice Cream (Teh Halia Ice Cream) was inspired…

  • Easy baked Vegetable Samosas using filo pastry and a mildly spiced potato and green peas filling. Great as an afternoon snack or tea time treat. | RotiNRice.com
    Vegetable Samosas

    Easy baked Vegetable Samosas using fillo pastry and a mildly spiced potato and green peas…

Home / Courses / Appetizer & Snack / Vadai and Teh Tarik

Vadai and Teh Tarik

By: 👩‍🦳 Linda · Published: 🖨 March 21, 2010 · Updated: 💻October 3, 2017 · 🗨 15 Comments


Vadai is a favorite Indian snack. Mom used to make these and my brothers and I really enjoyed them. They are crispy and crunchy on the outside and soft and moist on the inside. They are especially delicious, straight out of the pan. When cooled, it is best eaten with curry.

I made some sweet and frothy tea to go with these savory snacks. It is a strong black tea sweetened with condensed milk. Teh Tarik literally means “pulled tea” and is prepared by out stretched hands pouring the tea from one mug to the other. This is action causes the tea to be frothy and is quite a sight to behold.

Vadai
2 cups chana dal, wash and soak overnight
1 onion, chopped
1 jalapeno peppers, finely sliced
1 red anaheim peppers, finely sliced
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp toasted cumin seeds
1 tsp salt
oil for deep frying
3 tbsp besan or gram flour (**if necessary)

Wash and rinse chana dal. Soak overnight. Drain and put a little at a time into a food processor. Grind coarsely. Add all other ingredients, except for besan. Mix well.

Heat oil in a deep fry pan. Shape dough into patties about 2½ inches in diameter with oiled hands. Drop gently into oil and deep fry until golden brown. Remove, drain on paper towels.

**If dal mixture can be shaped into patties, besan may not be required. When dal is ground more coarsely, besan will be needed to bind dal mixture. The 3 tablespoons of besan should be mixed with 3 tablespoons of water and added to the dal mixture to help it bind.

Note: The ones on the left are more finely ground while the ones on the right are more coarse.

Serve warm…..

…..with teh tarik.

For the teh tarik, I use Lipton tea which is orange pekoe and pekoe tea, sweetened with condensed milk. You must be wondering if I actually pulled the tea. I was too afraid to even try for you know where the tea will end up…..hahaha! Instead I chose the easy way out and used an immersion blender. A milkshake mixer will also do the job. Now, it’s your turn. Perhaps you can trying pulling it, preferably outside wearing a rain jacket…..hahaha!

A delicious combination…..yum!

The other snacks that brought back fond childhood memories are Coconut Candy and Chinese Savory Pancakes. What are some of your favorite childhood snacks? Please share. I would love to hear from you.

Enjoy…..and have a wonderful day!

Categories: 🗂 Appetizer & Snack, Asian, Beans & Lentils, Beverage, Southeast Asian Tags: 📋 Indian, lentils, Malaysian

Roti n Rice's Amazon Page Roti n Rice is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
Previous Post: « Warm Asparagus and Wild Rice Salad
Next Post: Sweet Potato and Sticky Rice Cakes »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Comments

  1. FoodLovers says

    March 22, 2010 at 12:38 am

    looks gorgeous

    Reply
  2. Silence Sings says

    March 22, 2010 at 3:05 am

    Hi Biren, Such a tempting and mouth watering snacks…..the snap are too good…

    Reply
  3. denise@ quickies on the dinner table says

    March 22, 2010 at 3:52 am

    OMG Biren! Which part of Malaysia are you from!?! This is fabulous girl! FABULOUS!! You're doing all sorts of things to my stomach! 😀 It's been ages since I had one of these – I am going to try these very, very soon. One question – can I use drained, canned chick peas? I'm just not a soak em overnight kinda girl LOL

    Reply
  4. Tina says

    March 22, 2010 at 6:08 am

    Sooooo crispy and delicious…

    Reply
  5. tigerfish says

    March 22, 2010 at 8:45 am

    5pm…is it too late for tea now? I think I will just snack on some of your vadai and sip the teh tarik first and talk about dinner later. ;p

    Reply
  6. MaryMoh says

    March 22, 2010 at 9:34 am

    Great for tea time. I just had teh tarik at the Malaysian Hall yesterday….so happy!

    Reply
  7. Biren says

    March 22, 2010 at 1:18 pm

    FoodLovers – Thanks for stopping by!

    Silence Sings – Thanks!

    denise@quickies on the dinner table – LOL! You are not giving up, are you? Thanks for the compliments. I will be making them again soon as I have not had these for ages and it was good. I don't think the canned chick peas are the same thing. Canned chick peas are garbanzo beans and this is chana dal which is lentils. Try soaking for 3 to 4 hours just so it softens a little 🙂

    tigerfish – No, you are not too late for tea. Please help yourself 🙂

    MaryMoh – Oh….lucky you! You get to enjoy all kinds of delicious foods.

    Reply
  8. Sarah Naveen says

    March 22, 2010 at 2:17 pm

    excellent combo…vadai looks so crispy and yummy!!

    Reply
  9. 5 Star Foodie says

    March 22, 2010 at 2:35 pm

    These look like such scrumptious and flavorful savory bites, yum!

    Reply
  10. Gulmohar says

    March 22, 2010 at 4:08 pm

    My fav vadas..perfect evening snack…

    Reply
  11. Natashya KitchenPuppies says

    March 22, 2010 at 6:47 pm

    Delicious! My daughter would love these.

    Reply
  12. Biren says

    March 23, 2010 at 12:54 pm

    Sarah Naveen – They are delicious and crispy fresh out of the pan 🙂

    5 Star Foodie – Thanks. I really enjoyed them 🙂

    Gulmohar – I like them too and they make a wonderful snack!

    Reply
  13. Cinnamon-Girl says

    March 24, 2010 at 9:03 pm

    These look totally delicious! So golden and crispy on the outside. I love the tea! Sounds like a real treat with condensed milk.

    Reply
  14. Biren says

    March 26, 2010 at 2:24 am

    Natashya KitchenPuppies – We enjoyed it and I am thinking of making more soon.

    Cinnamon-Girl – They are delicious straight out of the pan….very crispy. If you have a sweet tooth, the tea is for you 🙂

    Reply
  15. Victoria K. says

    June 6, 2010 at 6:04 pm

    I LOVE lentils! These fritters look so delicious! That sweet tea also looks amazing, what a great compliment to the salty, crispy, soft fritters. I would love to try this out!

    Reply

Primary Sidebar


My grace is sufficient for thee…
2 Corinthians 12:9

Hi, I’m Linda! I make quick, easy meals, and spin on classics and old favorites with focus on Malaysian, Chinese, and American cuisines. Read more →

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube
Roti n Rice

Footer

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube

My grace is sufficient for thee…

2 Corinthians 12:9

  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Copyright

© 2010–2023 · Roti n Rice · All Rights Reserved