Vadams Making Made Easier

Vadams are crispies which are had with rasam rice, curd rice, puliogre, bisibele bhat, vaangi bhat or even just as a snack, they are very easy to make .. here is how to make one of type ( yes there are many types )
take cooked rice, add a bit of salt to taste, mash it up a little and pat them down on plastic sheets lightly lubricated with cooking oil. ... dry it in hot direct sunlight for a day or two, making sure that there is no trace of any moisture left in them, collect and store.. when you need, deep fry in plain cooking oil, and
EAT !

Tip: you can also use cooked flaked rice or cooked saboo dana ( sago seeds )
Note: The dried vadaams can last for many months if kept dry

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Howto & Style

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• vadaams
• crispies
• south indian snack

[chirpysang]

Sir.. this is a gr8 way to make ... never tot one can make such lovely vadams with cooked rice!!awesome.. How have u been ..its been long time... take care

[oldernwiser0]

im quite well, thanks for enquiring ... and as i mentioned in the video, this was an accidental discovery for me too.. ! :-) cheers !

[alaivani]

One more doubt on this. When it's sun dried, how long can you keep it until you fry it? Can you keep it couple months like that? What's best way to store it?

[oldernwiser0]

i have kept it for more than three months on occasions and have had no problems whatsoever.. however, these have to be kept in very clean airtight containers, else could attract tiny creatures ! and it would be better to sun dry it again once in a while ( say once a month ? ) to ensure that no moisture gets back into it .. cheers ! :-)

[alaivani]

Does it matter the type of rice used? Any kinds not to use? What kinds are best used?

[oldernwiser0]

i haven't tried, but i think it should not matter ...one type i would avoid is the boiled rice generally used for idlis and dosas .. :-)

[oldernwiser0]

yes. it is a great tasting snack.. and goes well with almost any food or even just as a snack.. but nobody told me about this recipe.. in my home we used to make it with a type of flaked rice called 'aral ' ...thanks for your comment :-)

[pharathij]

Hi

My Mom used to make these when I was small... we used to have lot of leftover rice... on which she sprinkles somes salt and dries it in sun... and when it is dried the rice looks just as uncooked one... but when fried in oil or microwaved we get something like chudwa.. great snack to eat or eat with rice and dal.. YUM!

[oldernwiser0]

thanks for your comments .. and yes, this could be converting leftover rice to some useful recipe,..of course you would have to be assured of bright sunlight and that the birds, ants and the pets dont get them before you do ! cheers !:-)

[sapnanaresh06]

Good recipe..Every1 always has leftover rice..gr8 means of usin it..Thanks!