Vada (food), the Glossary
Vada, vadai, wada, bara, or bora is a category of savoury fried snacks native to India.[1]
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92 relations: Akara, Aloo tikki, Bangladesh, Batata vada, Batter (cooking), Bihar, Black pepper, Bonda (snack), Boortsog, Breakfast, Bun, Burmese fritters, Chaat, Chaat masala, Chickpea, Chili pepper, Chutney, Coconut chutney, Cumin, Curry, Curry tree, Cutlet, Dahi (curd), Dahi vada, Deep frying, Dosa (food), Doubles (food), Dumpling, Falafel, Fiji, Fritter, Ginger, Guyana, Hushpuppy, Idli, India, Indian English, Indian indenture system, K. T. Achaya, Kannada, Karnataka, Karnataka cuisine, Korokke, Leaf vegetable, Legume, Lentil, List of doughnut varieties, List of fried dough foods, Maddur vada, Maddur, Mandya, ... Expand index (42 more) »
- Andhra cuisine
- Fijian cuisine
- Sinhalese New Year foods
- Sri Lankan snack food
- Street food in India
- Surinamese cuisine
Akara
Àkàrà (Yoruba) (English: bean cake; Hausa: kosai; Portuguese: acarajé is a type of fritter made from cowpeas or beans (black-eyed peas) by the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Togo and Benin. It is found throughout West African, Caribbean, and Brazilian cuisines. The dish is traditionally encountered in Brazil's northeastern state of Bahia, especially in the city of Salvador.
Aloo tikki
Aloo tikki, also known as aloo ki tikkia, aloo ki tikki or alu tikki, is a snack originating from the Indian subcontinent. Vada (food) and aloo tikki are Indian fast food and Indian snack foods.
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia.
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Batata vada
Batata vada (बटाटा वडा) is a popular vegetarian fast food dish from the Indian state of Maharashtra. Vada (food) and Batata vada are Indian fast food.
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Batter (cooking)
Batter is a flour mixture with liquid and other ingredients such as sugar, salt, and leavening used for cooking.
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Bihar
Bihar is a state in Eastern India.
Black pepper
Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit (the peppercorn), which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning.
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Bonda (snack)
Bonda is a deep-fried South Indian potato snack that has various sweet and savory versions in different regions. Vada (food) and Bonda (snack) are Andhra cuisine, Indian fast food, Indian snack foods, Karnataka cuisine, Tamil cuisine and Telangana cuisine.
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Boortsog
Boortsog is a type of fried dough food found in the cuisines of Central Asia, Idel-Ural, Mongolia and the Middle East. Vada (food) and Boortsog are doughnuts.
Breakfast
Breakfast is the first meal of the day usually eaten in the morning.
Bun
A bun is a type of bread roll, typically filled with savory fillings (for example hamburger).
Burmese fritters
Burmese fritters (အကြော်;; known as a-kyaw in Burmese) are traditional fritters consisting of vegetables or seafood that have been battered and deep-fried.
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Chaat
Chaat, or chāt (IAST: cāṭ) is a family of savoury snacks that originated in India, typically served as an hors d'oeuvre or at roadside tracks from stalls or food carts across South Asia in India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. Vada (food) and Chaat are Indian fast food and Indian snack foods.
Chaat masala
Chaat masala, also spelled chat masala, is a powdered spice mix, or masala, originating from the Indian subcontinent, typically used to add flavor to chaat.
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Chickpea
The chickpea or chick pea (Cicer arietinum) is an annual legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae.
Chili pepper
Chili peppers, also spelled chile or chilli, are varieties of the berry-fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for their pungency.
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Chutney
A chutney (romanised: chatni चटनी romanised: chatnee چٹنی romanised: chatnee) is a spread typically associated with cuisines of the Indian subcontinent. Vada (food) and chutney are Fijian cuisine and indo-Caribbean cuisine.
Coconut chutney
Coconut chutney is a south Indian chutney, a side-dish or a condiment, common in the Indian subcontinent. Vada (food) and Coconut chutney are indo-Caribbean cuisine and south Indian cuisine.
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Cumin
Cumin (Cuminum cyminum) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the Irano-Turanian Region.
Curry
Curry is a dish with a sauce or gravy seasoned with spices, mainly associated with South Asian cuisine. Vada (food) and Curry are Fijian cuisine and indo-Caribbean cuisine.
Curry tree
The curry tree or Bergera koenigii (syn. Murraya koenigii), is a tropical and sub-tropical tree in the family Rutaceae (the rue family, which includes rue, citrus, and satinwood), native to Asia.
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Cutlet
Cutlet (derived from French côtelette, côte, "rib") refers to.
Dahi (curd)
Curd, also mosaru or dahi or Thayir or Perugu, is a traditional yogurt or fermented milk product, originating from and popular throughout the Indian subcontinent. Vada (food) and dahi (curd) are indo-Caribbean cuisine.
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Dahi vada
Dahi vada is a type of chaat (snack) originating from the Indian subcontinent. Vada (food) and Dahi vada are Indian fast food, Tamil cuisine and Telangana cuisine.
Deep frying
Deep frying (also referred to as deep fat frying) is a cooking method in which food is submerged in hot fat, traditionally lard but today most commonly oil, as opposed to the shallow frying used in conventional frying done in a frying pan.
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Dosa (food)
A dosa is a thin, savoury crepe in South Indian cuisine made from a fermented batter of ground white gram and rice. Vada (food) and dosa (food) are Andhra cuisine, Indian fast food, indo-Caribbean cuisine, Karnataka cuisine, Kerala cuisine, south Indian cuisine, Tamil cuisine and Telangana cuisine.
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Doubles (food)
Doubles is a common street food originating in Trinidad and Tobago. Vada (food) and Doubles (food) are indo-Caribbean cuisine.
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Dumpling
Dumpling is a broad class of dishes that consist of pieces of cooked dough (made from a variety of starchy sources), often wrapped around a filling.
Falafel
Falafel (فلافل) is a deep-fried ball or patty-shaped fritter of Egyptian origin, featuring in Middle Eastern cuisine, particularly Levantine cuisines, and is made from broad beans, ground chickpeas, or both.
Fiji
Fiji (Viti,; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, Fijī), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean.
Fritter
A fritter is a portion of meat, seafood, fruit, vegetables, or other ingredients which have been battered or breaded, or just a portion of dough without further ingredients, that is deep-fried.
Ginger
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a folk medicine.
Guyana
Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic mainland British West Indies. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the country's largest city.
Hushpuppy
A hush puppy (or hushpuppy) is a small, savory, deep-fried round ball made from cornmeal-based batter.
Idli
Idli or idly (plural: idlis) is a type of savoury rice cake, originating from South India, popular as a breakfast food in Southern India and in Sri Lanka. Vada (food) and idli are Andhra cuisine, indo-Caribbean cuisine, Karnataka cuisine, Kerala cuisine, south Indian cuisine, Tamil cuisine and Telangana cuisine.
India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
Indian English
Indian English (IE) is a group of English dialects spoken in the Republic of India and among the Indian diaspora.
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Indian indenture system
The Indian indenture system was a system of indentured servitude, by which more than 1.6million workers from British India were transported to labour in European colonies, as a substitute for slave labor, following the abolition of the trade in the early 19th century.
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K. T. Achaya
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Kannada
Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ), formerly also known as Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states.
Karnataka
Karnataka (ISO), also known colloquially as Karunāḍu, is a state in the southwestern region of India.
Karnataka cuisine
Dating back to the Iron Age, Karnataka’s cuisine is said to be one of the oldest surviving in the country. Vada (food) and Karnataka cuisine are south Indian cuisine.
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Korokke
Korokke (コロッケ) is a Japanese deep-fried yōshoku dish originally related to a French dish, the croquette.
Leaf vegetable
Leaf vegetables, also called leafy greens, pot herbs, vegetable greens, or simply greens, are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender petioles and shoots.
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Legume
Legumes are plants in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants.
Lentil
The lentil (Vicia lens or Lens culinaris) is an edible legume.
List of doughnut varieties
Doughnuts are a type of fried dough food. Vada (food) and List of doughnut varieties are doughnuts.
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List of fried dough foods
This is a list of fried dough foods.
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Maddur vada
Maddur vada, also known as Maddur vade (ಮದ್ದೂರು ವಡೆ) (pronounced "ma-ddur vah-daa", "ma-ddur vah-dey"), is a savoury fritter-type snack from South India. Vada (food) and Maddur vada are Karnataka cuisine.
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Maddur, Mandya
Maddur (also pronounced as Maddūru) is a town in Mandya district in the Indian state of Karnataka.
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Maharashtra
Maharashtra (ISO: Mahārāṣṭra) is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau.
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Malayalam
Malayalam is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people.
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.
Manasollasa
The also known as Abhilashitartha Chintamani, is an early 12th-century Sanskrit text composed by the Kalyani Chalukya king Someshvara III, who ruled in present-day Karnataka.
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Mauritius
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, about off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar.
Medu vada
Medu vada is a South Indian breakfast snack made from Vigna mungo (black lentil). Vada (food) and Medu vada are Indian snack foods, Sinhalese New Year foods, south Indian cuisine and Sri Lankan snack food.
Mumbai
Mumbai (ISO:; formerly known as Bombay) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Mung bean
The mung bean (Vigna radiata), alternatively known as green gram, mungo bean or mongo bean, is a plant species in the legume family.
Myanmar
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma (the official name until 1989), is a country in Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by Bangladesh and India to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos and Thailand to its east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to its south and southwest.
North India
North India, also called Northern India, is a geographical and broad cultural region comprising the northern part of India (or historically, the Indian subcontinent) wherein Indo-Aryans form the prominent majority population.
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Nutritional value
Nutritional value or nutritive value as part of food quality is the measure of a well-balanced ratio of the essential nutrients carbohydrates, fat, protein, minerals, and vitamins in items of food or diet concerning the nutrient requirements of their consumer.
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Onion
An onion (Allium cepa L., from Latin cepa meaning "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium.
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.
Papri chat
Papri chat or papri chaat (ISO) is a popular traditional fast food and street food from the Indian subcontinent, in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and parts of Pakistan. Vada (food) and papri chat are Indian fast food and Indian snack foods.
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Pigeon pea
The pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) is a perennial legume from the family Fabaceae native to the Eastern Hemisphere.
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Pongal (dish)
Pongal (lit. 'to boil over') is a South Indian and Sri Lankan dish of rice cooked in boiling milk. Vada (food) and Pongal (dish) are Tamil cuisine.
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Potato
The potato is a starchy root vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world.
Sabudana vada
Sabudana vada, also called 'sabu vada', is a traditional deep-fried fritter from Maharashtra, India. Vada (food) and Sabudana vada are Indian fast food and Indian snack foods.
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Sago
Sago is a starch extracted from the pith, or spongy core tissue, of various tropical palm stems, especially those of Metroxylon sagu.
Sambar (dish)
Sambar (romanized: Sāmbār) is a lentil-based vegetable stew, cooked with pigeon pea and tamarind broth. Vada (food) and Sambar (dish) are Andhra cuisine, indo-Caribbean cuisine, Karnataka cuisine, Kerala cuisine, south Indian cuisine and Tamil cuisine.
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Sangam literature
The Sangam literature (Tamil: சங்க இலக்கியம், caṅka ilakkiyam, Malayalam: സംഘസാഹിത്യം, saṅgha sāhityam), historically known as 'the poetry of the noble ones' (Tamil: சான்றோர் செய்யுள், Cāṉṟōr ceyyuḷ), connotes the early classical Tamil literature and is the earliest known literature of South India.
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Sautéing
Sautéing or sauteing ('jumped', 'bounced', in reference to tossing while cooking) is a method of cooking that uses a relatively small amount of oil or fat in a shallow pan over relatively high heat.
Seasoning
Seasoning is the process of supplementing food via herbs, spices, salts, and/or sugar, intended to enhance a particular flavour.
Semolina
Semolina is the name given to coarsely milled durum wheat mainly used in making pasta and sweet puddings.
Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.
Snack
A snack is a small portion of food generally eaten between meals.
Sodium bicarbonate
Sodium bicarbonate (IUPAC name: sodium hydrogencarbonate), commonly known as baking soda or bicarbonate of soda, is a chemical compound with the formula NaHCO3.
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Someshvara III
Someshvara III was a Western Chalukya king (also known as the Kalyani Chalukyas), the son and successor of Vikramaditya VI.
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Sooth (chutney)
Saunth (or sooth), is a sweet chutney used in Indian chaats. Vada (food) and sooth (chutney) are Indian fast food.
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.
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Split pea
Split peas are an agricultural or culinary preparation consisting of the dried, peeled and split seeds of Pisum sativum, the pea.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.
Street food
Street food is food sold by a hawker or vendor on a street or at another public place, such as a market, fair, or park.
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Suriname
Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname (Republiek Suriname), is a country in northern South America, sometimes considered part of the Caribbean and the West Indies.
Tamil language
Tamil (தமிழ்) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia.
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Telugu language
Telugu (తెలుగు|) is a Dravidian language native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language.
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Ten Speed Press
Ten Speed Press is a publishing house founded in Berkeley, California, in 1971 by Phil Wood.
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Torus
In geometry, a torus (tori or toruses) is a surface of revolution generated by revolving a circle in three-dimensional space one full revolution about an axis that is coplanar with the circle.
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean region of North America.
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Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ('North Province') is a state in northern India.
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Vada pav
Vada pav, alternatively spelt wada pao, is a vegetarian fast food dish native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. The dish consists of a deep fried potato dumpling placed inside a bread bun (pav) sliced almost in half through the middle. It is generally accompanied with one or more chutneys and a green chili pepper. Vada (food) and Vada pav are Indian fast food and street food in India.
Vigna mungo
Vigna mungo, also known as black gram, urad bean, urid bean, matimah, matikolai, mash kalai, maas/kalo daal, uzhunnu parippu, ulundu parippu, minapa pappu, uddu, or black matpe, is a bean grown in South Asia.
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See also
Andhra cuisine
- Aam papad
- Andhra cuisine
- Ariselu
- Biryani
- Bonda (snack)
- Chapati
- Chikkolee
- Dal
- Dosa
- Dosa (food)
- Gongura
- Guntur chilli
- Hibiscus leaves pickle
- Idli
- Ilish
- Kakinada Kaaja
- Kozhukkatta
- Masala dosa
- Pachadi
- Pachi pulusu
- Palathalikalu
- Papadam
- Pesarattu
- Poornalu
- Pootharekulu
- Pulihora
- Puran poli
- Puri (food)
- Ragi mudde
- Rasam (dish)
- Sambar (dish)
- Subbayya Gari Hotel
- Sunnundallu
- Sweet shells
- Thali
- Ulava charu
- Upma
- Uttapam
- Vada (food)
- Vankai
Fijian cuisine
- 'Ota 'ika
- Aloo mutter
- Baingan bharta
- Bhindi fry
- Chicken curry
- Chutney
- Curry
- Dal
- Dal bhat
- Dastarkhān
- Falooda
- Fijian cuisine
- Fijian drinks
- Goat curry
- Khichdi (dish)
- Lūʻau (food)
- Miti hue
- Paratha
- Patrode
- Pilaf
- Puri (food)
- Raita
- Roti
- Saccharum edule
- Samosa
- South Asian pickle
- Taioro
- Thali
- Vada (food)
Sinhalese New Year foods
- Aasmi
- Athirasa
- Bibikkan
- Kalu dodol
- Kevum
- Kiri aluwa
- Kiribath
- Kokis
- Medu vada
- Vada (food)
Sri Lankan snack food
- Dadar gulung
- Lavariya
- Medu vada
- Odiyal
- Pol Pani
- Satay
- Tapioca chip
- Vada (food)
Street food in India
- Banana fritter
- Bhel puri
- Bun kebab
- Chana Jor Garam
- Chinese bhel
- Masala puri
- Pav bhaji
- Punugulu
- Ram Kand Mool
- Sev puri
- Street food of Chennai
- Street food of Kolkata
- Street food of Mumbai
- Tehri (dish)
- Vada (food)
- Vada pav
Surinamese cuisine
- Aloo paratha
- Chicken curry
- Hagelslag
- Kasiri
- Kue lapis
- Mie goreng
- Nasi goreng
- Pholourie
- Piccalilli
- Pom (dish)
- Roti
- Roti (wrap)
- Sambal
- Scotch bonnet
- Vada (food)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vada_(food)
Also known as Bhalla (food), Bhalle, Dal vada, Vadai.
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