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A vadai - Tamil வடை- Malayalam - (also vada, wada, vade), pronounced 'vah-daa', 'vah-dey', or 'vah-die', is a savoury snack from South India, shaped like a doughnut and made from lentil or potato. It is a traditional South Indian food known from antiquity .
   There is one other variety commonly known in south India as aamai vadai (Tamil ஆமை வடை, literally "turtle-vadai"). This is prepared using lentils.
   Vada can vary in size and shape, though most are comparable to the Western doughnut except that the Indian vada is spicy unlike the sweet doughnut.
   Mashed or diced potatoes and/or lentils are seasoned — sometimes sauteed — then shaped, covered in a gram flour batter and deep-fried.
   Although battered and deep-fried, the finished product shouldn't be too oily if prepared correctly, since steam build-up within the vada pushes all oil away from within the vada.
   A vada served in a bun (known as a pav) with chutney is known as a vada pav, a common Indian street food in Maharashtra.

Other varieties of vada

Thayir vadai (Hindi Dahi vada), made by serving the vada in a mix of yoghurt and spices).
Vengaaya vadai (Hindi Pyaz vada), made with onion)
Maddur vada, made with onion and without the hole in the middle, is a specialty of Karnataka
Paruppu vadai, made with toor dal and shaped roughly like a patty - this is also called aamai vadai
Masala vada, a softer less crisp vada.
Rava vada, vada made of semolina.
Batata vada, or bonda, made with potatoes, garlic and spices coated with lentil paste and fried; this form is used in vada pav.
Sabudana vada is another variety of vadai popular in Maharashtra, made with a grain known as Sabudana.

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