Take the thin variety rice flakes in a bowl.

Add enough water, just to immerse the rice flakes in water.

Soak the rice flakes just for 1 minute only.

Squeeze out the water completely and transfer the rice flakes to another bowl.

To this add the semolina or rava, rice flour and sour yoghurt or sour curd.

Also add the required amount of salt and little asafoetida.

Mix well and add little water if needed in order to make a smooth vada batter consistency. But do not add more water. Add a tbsp of water at a time, mix well and then add again, if needed.

Now add the chopped onion, green chilli, curry leaves.

Also add the black pepper, cumin seeds and mix everything well.

allow to rest for about 5 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile you can heat the oil for frying

Heat enough oil for frying the vadai. Once the oil is hot, apply little oil in your palms and take a lemon sized portion from the batter and flatter it lightly.

Now make a small hole in the middle of the batter to make it into vada shape.

Now carefully drop the vada in to the hot oil. Be cautious at this stage and drop them slowly if you are a beginner.

Drop some 3 to 4 vadai at a time and slightly rotate them for even frying.

Fry them nicely, until it becomes light brown colour and crispy outside, as you can see in the below picture.

Vadai turned out very crispy and light brown in color. Filter out the oil and remove it. If you find excess oil, filter the oil, in a kitchen towel or tissue.

Crispy, Tasty Aval Vadai | Rice flakes Vadai | Instant Vadai is ready to be served.