Karamani Vadai / Black Eyed Beans Vada / Cowpea Vada

 Karamani vadai also known as black eyed beans vada / Cowpea vada / Lobia fritters is a deep fried teatime evening snack and is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside made with white cowpea / black eyed beans. Karamani Vadai recipe is given below with step by step photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Karamani Vadai / Black Eyed Peas Vada / Cowpea Vada /Lobia Fritters.

Ingredients:-

Karamani/ Cowpea. -1 cup
Onion.                -2
Green chilly.       -2
Ginger crushed.  -1tsp
Curry leaves.      -1sprig
Coriander leaves.-few
Fennel seeds.      -1tsp
Asafoetida.         -1/4 tsp
Salt.                    - to taste
Oil.        - for deep frying

Instructions:-

Wash and soak white karamani (white cowpea / black eyed beans/ white lobia) in water for 3 to 4 hours.

Method:-

1). In a mixie jar add the soaked white karamani / black eyed beans and grind coarsely without adding water. Then add 1tsp salt and 2 tsp water into the mixie jar and grind again and make a coarsely ground thick karamani paste.

2). In a mixing bowl add the coarsely ground white karamani paste. Add finely chopped onion, thinly chopped green chilly, crushed ginger, fennel seeds, finely chopped curry leaves, finely chopped coriander leaves and asafoetida (hing powder) into the mixing bowl and mix all the ingredients along with coarsely ground karamani paste. Karamani vada mixture is ready.

3). Take a lemon size portion of the karamani vada mixture in your hand and make a round shape. Then slightly flatten it to get a vada shape and transfer to a plate. Make vada shape with the remaining karamani vada mixture and keep them on a plate.

4). Heat enough oil in a deep frying kadai. Once the oil is hot drop the prepared vada shape one by one into the hot oil and deep fry them in small batches on medium flame till crisp and golden brown colour. Flip and turn them in hot oil to cook on all sides. Remove the deep fried crispy karamani vadai from hot oil using a slotted spoon and transfer to a plate.

5). Deep fry all the karamani vadai till crisp and golden brown on all sides and transfer them to plate or bowl.

 A very tasty and crispy, crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside Karamani Vadai / Black Eyed Beans Vada / Cowpea Vada / Lobia Fritters is ready to serve with coconut chutney or tomato ketchup.