Get to know how to make masala vada by steaming and get the taste and health benefits of this food. Steaming retains more nutrients in comparison to some of the other ways of cooking. The dals and the green leaves in the masala vada recipe work as a strong agents of health.
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It is common to make masala vada by deep-frying for festivals like Ugadi and Diwali. Why not make the same vadas by steaming and make them healthy? Further, making this popular south Indian vegetarian snack by steaming also takes relatively less time.
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Use a pressure cooker to steam the masala vadas, if you do not have the idli cooker. If you use a pressure cooker do not use the whistle.
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If you make mavinakayi chitranna or lemon rice for festivals, you may also want to make masala vada by steaming because these rice dishes and this snack can cast a spell on the taste buds.
What about a side dish for the masala vadas itself? You can relish the masala vadas prepared by steaming without any side dish. If you, however, wish to scale the taste of this snack a notch or two higher, coconut chutney is the first and a great choice.
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