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Baked ulli vada/ Baked onion fritters

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Ulli vada/onion fritters is one of my childhood favorites, the name itself makes me feel nostalgic. Appa would buy parippu vada (Lentil fritters), ulli vada (onion fritters) for me and sister, Uzhunnu Vada (Black gram fritters) for mom from a Thattukada near his office. Every day while coming back from his work, he will bring some goodies, so once he is home, both I and my sister would search his bags, and sure we will find something. Even now if he goes out for getting something (now days to get his pension) he will bring some chocolate, vadas etc, but nowadays his bags are searched by his granddaughter and grandson. Only the generation has changed, but not the expectation of a tasty food in his bag.

I can’t forget the taste of vadas we used to get from “Thattukada” (local fast food joint; roadside eatery). Golden brown colored crispy onion vadas are usually enjoyed with tea( that is also famous 5 feet tea, take a look at this video

). Whatever I try I am unable to replicate the exact taste and the crispiness of the onion vadas they make. The ones I make are really tasty; though I won’t pass a chance to try the ones from Thattukada. Yesterday for evening tea, I had only a few blue berry muffins in my hand, so I decided to make onion fritters, which my hubby likes a lot. As I was collecting all the items to make the vada, suddenly I had an idea why don’t I try it as a baked version, and then it also becomes a snack with fewer calories.
I haven’t seen any recipe for baked ulli vada, so I tried my own recipe. This time I added some breadcrumbs to it. They came out really tasty. Little one, hubby and I enjoyed it very much. If you are not able to get the Thattukada special ulli vada, try this one some time, it is guilt free snack. Here goes the recipe
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What you need

 Onion: 2 ½ cups ( About 2 medium onion, chopped thin as possible)
Chana dal flour/Besan: ½ cup
Rice flour: ⅕ cup
Bread crumbs: 3 tablespoon
Salt: 1 teaspoon
Chili powder: ½ teaspoon
Fennel seeds: ¼ teaspoon
Asafetodia: ¼ teaspoon
Spring onions: 3 no
Curry leaves: 1 sprig (chopped finely)
Coriander leaves: 2 tablespoon (Chopped finely)
Olive oil: 2 tablespoon

How I made

Preheat oven to 410 Fahrenheit.
Peel and chopped the onions as thin as possible (It will cause tears, don’t worry end result is worth it with shedding of tears). Wash and chop curry leaves and coriander leaves finely and set aside.
In a bowl mix besan, rice flour, salt, chili powder, fennel seeds and asafetodia. To this add chopped onion, coriander, curry leaves mixture. Mix until everything incorporated well and add bread crumbs and mix once again to combine everything to form dough that you can make balls out of it.
In baking sheet lined with non-stick aluminum foil, brush with olive oil and set aside. Scoop 1 tablespoon of dough and with hands form into a small patties or circular disc (mixture will be wet) and place on a well greased baking sheet leaving 2 inch space between each other. 
Drizzle olive oil on the patties so that it gets oil in both sides. Bake for 35 minutes or until they become golden brown, flipping in between every 15 minutes. Enjoy warm. If you have any leftover reheat them in microwave for 15 seconds at high Heat.( I don't think  there will any left over)

Enjoy with  hot  cup  of tea or coffee.

Preparation time: 1 hour
Yield: 12 no
Verdict: Tasty, Crispy
Will you make it again Yes I will.

Swathi

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  1. Sis says

    Thanks for sharing this healthy recipe.
    Do we need to add water while mixing onion & flour? you did not mention about water

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    • Swathi says

      I don't think you need to add any water as onion will ooze out water after adding salt to it.

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  2. Sarah Naveen says

    hey i loved the idea of baking it...alle ithu othiri oil kudikkum alle...
    loved it..

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  3. MiniBinoy says

    this baked version is a nice change as well as healthy!!..thank you for sharing the recipe.

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  4. fancythatfancythis.com says

    As someone who can't handle grease I love that you baked these! They look delicious.

    And thank you for your step by step process - cooking challenged people like me really find it useful!

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  5. Faith says

    What a great recipe! These are one of my favorites and I love how you baked them to make them healthier! Delicious!

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  6. Magia da Inês says

    ♥ Olá, amiga!
    Voltei...
    Com todos esses temperos e um suco natural...também é uma delícia para os dias de verão...♥
    Bom fim de semana!
    Beijinhos.
    ♥Itabira
    Brasil♥♥

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  7. Ameya says

    Pakoras looks awesome and would be amazing right now with masala chai!

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  8. Indie.Tea says

    Sounds delicious. Great job with baking them instead of the traditional frying.

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  9. Padma says

    Nice fritters and also healthier by baking them

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  10. ladyyjae says

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    Have a wonderful and fabulous weekend !!
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  11. Nostalgia says

    Lovely.. this looks great!

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  12. El Oteador de los Mercados says

    A truly exquisite mouthful. I have to change some ingredients that I can not find here.

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  13. Pushpa says

    Healthy and guilt free onion vadas....tempting

    Pushpa @ simplehomefood.com

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  14. Gulmohar says

    Love this..My hubby's fav snack..

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  15. Panchpakwan says

    Wow vada looks delicious..so helahty way!!

    Reply

  16. Priya says

    Guilt free pakodas, looks fabulous..

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  17. Aparna S Mallya says

    Can't believe they are baked and not fried! Look so tasty!

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  18. Sreelekha Sumesh says

    My fav among all vadas.Loved ur version.

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  19. PALATABLE says

    Great recipe dear, looks beautiful and healthy too, love baked snack now I have one more to add to my list..

    http://treatntrick.blogspot.com

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  20. Reeni says

    I love these Swathi! And how great that you baked them - they look crispy golden brown and perfect!

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  21. Silence Sings says

    I truly fallen in love with the dish...onion fritters baking and no frying or greasy things...just awesome....

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  22. Joanne says

    yay for making these baked and healthy! They sound delicious!

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  23. Nitha says

    Love the baked version..

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  24. Vrinda says

    Chayayum ullivadayumm...........kothippichu...

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  25. Rachana says

    These onion fritters look so crispy and yumm! A guiltfree tea-time Snack!

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  26. Sayantani says

    thanks for this superb idea. my hubby loves these but I dont make it often because of the oil it requires. but now I can serve him his fav snack without any guilt. lovely idea and very well made.

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  27. meeso says

    Nice one, especially because they are baked!

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  28. kothiyavunu.com says

    wonderful version..yummy..will defenitely try this one day!thx for sharing

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  29. ladyyjae says

    this looks like something I would eat:) Reminds me of a Chinese Dim Sum at the restaurant 🙂 but that one is with meat. while this one is all veggies right?? hehe

    have a wonderful day !!!
    jen @ http://www.passion4food.ca

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  30. aipi says

    Wow, that is a great idea. I am so going to make it:)..thanks a lot for sharing dear!

    US Masala

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  31. sinfullyspicy says

    omg....a baked onion vada....too good with that baked golden color.BTW that chai vala video was interesting!

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  32. Hamaree Rasoi says

    Fritters look super crisoy, golden and must have tasted wonderful. Thanks for sharing step by step pics.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  33. kitchen queen says

    lovely and healthy baked vadas look very crispy .

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  34. Priscilla says

    that snack looks great, and I loved the idea of baking it instead of frying it.

    Have a great day!
    Priscilla

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  35. Sushma Mallya says

    wow baking fritters is such a nice idea and its turned out to be perfect, yummy and so healthy... thanks for sharing swathi

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  36. Satya says

    wonderful ,those baked vadas looks so perfect n crispy ..yummy thanks for sharing this guilt free vadas

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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