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Bobbarlu Vadalu - Black eyed Peas (Lobia) Fritters

I had bought some bobbarlu from the rythu bazaar last week and prepared a snack with these black eyed peas, today. Bobbarlu, alasandalu, lobia, vella payuru, karamani - the names by which cow pea/white kidney bean/black eyed pea is known in different parts of India is packed with a lot of protein, dietary fibre and nutrition.

Bobbarlu, Cow Pea, Lobia

bobbarlu, lobia, blackeye peas

Bobbarlu vadalu are a savory deep fried snack popular in Andhra. It’s a very down-to-earth recipe, that is appetising at sight, tasty and simple to prepare. Its prepared as a evening tiffin/snack at our home, for my 4 year old. Usually chopped onions, ginger, green chillis and coriander leaves are used to prepare the traditional bobbarlu vadalu, but today I added some grated coconut and carrots for variation and to provide more nutrition. Serve hot to savor the crunchy vadalu.

Bobbarlu Vadalu Recipe

Prep & Cooking: 20-30 mts, soaking: 4-6 hours

Makes 25-30 vadalu

Cuisine: Andhra

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Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup bobbarlu (soaked in water for 4-6 hours,drained

2-3 tbsps cup grated coconut (optional)

1/4 cup grated carrots (optional)

3/4 cup finely chopped onions

3-4 green chillis finely chopped

2″ ginger finely minced

1 tsp cumin seeds (optional)

1 small bunch coriander leaves finely chopped

salt to taste

oil for deep frying

1 Grind the soaked and drained black eyed peas to a coarse paste adding very little water. Add the chopped onions, grated carrot, coconut, green chillis, ginger, coriander leaves, cumin seeds and salt and mix well.

2 Take some of this mixture to form a lemon sized ball. Flatten it on your palm to make a patti shape. Prepare patties with the rest of the mixture.

3 Heat oil for deep frying. Once its piping hot, reduce flame to medium and place these patties in the oil and fry them to a golden brown color.

4Serve hot with tomato sauce or any chutney of your choice.

Bobbarlu Vadalu - Cow Pea Fritters
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By sailu • Jan 5th, 2007 • Category: All Recipes, Andhra Recipes, Appetizers & Starters, Dals & Legumes, Savories, Snacks & Tiffins, Vegetarian Recipes

14 Responses »

  1. Jeff on January 5th, 2007 at 9:21 am:

    Great recipe to bring in the new year!

  2. Prreetii on January 5th, 2007 at 9:41 am:

    Looks as appetising as always…Thanks Sailu and good to see you back..

  3. Asha on January 5th, 2007 at 11:05 am:

    We call it Halasande in K’taka,one more word for it!:)

    Looks yummy, I never made vadas like this with black eyed peas, but with chana dal. I must try it now.Thanks Sailu.

  4. maheswari on January 5th, 2007 at 12:02 pm:

    Great appetizer..My toddler loves any kind of vadas…will try it today itself as i have some peas in the pantry….

  5. Meenal Mehta on January 5th, 2007 at 1:20 pm:

    Hi Sailu,

    wish you a very happt new yr :-)

  6. Padmaja on January 5th, 2007 at 2:41 pm:

    Hi Sailu
    Happy New Year!! Looks yummy.I should try this recipe sometime. I usually make curry out of it.

  7. Kambimom on January 5th, 2007 at 3:40 pm:

    hi
    That looks awesome! I will surely try this sometime. Especially because it is protein-rich and healthy. I knew that the Falafel in greek food is made from black-eyed peas. But this indian version will be a hit with my son and hubby.
    thanks

    PS Your site is really awesome. The photos look so appetizing. Keep up the good work!

  8. viji on January 6th, 2007 at 12:05 am:

    Very nice indeed Sailaja. Something totally different. Tks for sharing. Viji

  9. Coffee on January 6th, 2007 at 8:26 am:

    This is new to me!!!!!! Never tried making vadas out of beans!!!! Thanks for this one sailu :)

  10. Lakshmik on January 6th, 2007 at 9:06 am:

    Hi Sailu

    Thanks for the recipe. I remember M’s aunt mentioning this recipe, but of course, she never gave it to me. I will surely save this one.

  11. Vini K on January 7th, 2007 at 10:03 am:

    Hi Sailu, I have toyed with the idea of making vadas with these peas before, but never made it actually. I make dhokla with it. Will soon post the recipe. Vadas look very good though..:)

  12. shaheen on January 7th, 2007 at 5:04 pm:

    nice recipe! reminds me of the parippu vada.Thanks!

  13. shyamala vinesh on January 15th, 2007 at 7:07 am:

    Hi sailu, the vadas really tasted good. My husband who hates parippu vadai was initially hesitant to try this. I had to convince him that it has different ingredients. Once he tasted, the plate was empty in few minutes. Good one.

    Thanks for the feedback and am glad both you and your husband enjoyed the vadas..:)

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