Anbu Vadam | Easy Vadam Recipe | Vathal Recipe/Dried Rice Crisps | Gluten Free And Vegan Recipe

Hi Supermoms,

Hope all of you are safe and taking necessary precautions when you are going outside. 

You have all seen the vadam/vathal or the rice crisps that I serve along with our lunch and have repeatedly asked for the recipe. This time when my mother was here, I requested her to share her recipe for easy vadams that even a beginner can try. She gracefully accepted and patiently shared the recipe in detail.

The Vadam dough itself is so yummy that every one in the family likes to enjoy it even before it is shaped. In fact, my mom always keeps a small vessel full of this dough chilled in the refrigerator and all of us - my father, brother and myself would sneak in and enjoy spoonfuls of this ‘Vadathu maavu’. 

This recipe has just five ingredients and hardly takes time to prepare. But you will need patience for it to sun dry completely. It is best to make this recipe during the summer months. 

Any meal can be made so yummy when served along with this vadam/vathal.

Now, let’s start cooking!

Homemade Vadam /Crisps:

Recipe Courtesy : Mrs. Prabha 

Soaking time : 8 hours

Cooking time : 15 minutes

Total time: 3-5 days ( will change depending upon the sunlight you get in your city)

Storage : Keeps good up to 6 months

1 cup = 250 ml cup

Ingredients :

1 & 1/2  cups rice flour

1/4 cup sago/sabudana

3 green chillies

3 lemons ( extract juice)

Large pinch asafoetida

Salt to taste 

You can watch the detailed steps in this video below 

Method :

1. Soak sabudana pearls/sago in approximately 1 cup water for 8 hours or overnight.
2. Grind the chillies with salt along with 1/4 cup water .
3. Bring two cups of water to boil and add the green chilli mixture.
4. Add the sabudana pearls and allow it cook for a few minutes.
5. Now add rice flour little at a time and keep stirring to cook it simultaneously.
6. Add the freshly squeezed lemon juice .
7. Once the mixture has cooked and come together , switch off ,cover and rest it for a few minutes.
8. After 7-10 minutes, the rice mixture would have become warm to touch.
9. Wet your hands with water and mix the Vadam dough and gently knead it to make it lump free.
10. Take a clean cotton cloth or a clean dhoti and spread it out either in your kitchen counter, if you get enough sunlight or better to spread it out on your terrace or balcony where you get a lot of sunlight. 
11. Take small portions and fill the murukku press with the dough and press to make shapes on the clean cloth.
12. Allow this to sundry completely. 

Chef tips : If you do not have murukku press, you can pinch very small portions and place it on the cloth. You can also use different  blades to get different shapes. 

Once they are sun dried, You can store them in air tight containers and fry them as and when. 

Can be packed along with variety rice for lunch box and picnics too. So yummy !

Delicious homemade crisps are now ready. 

Do try at home and share your feedback with me.

Happy Cooking!

With love,

Masterchefmom