How many calories does one Tava Alasanda Vada have?

One  (35 grams)  of  Tava Alasanda Vada gives 54 calories. Out of which carbohydrates comprise 32 calories, proteins account for 12 calories and remaining calories come from fat which is 11 calories.  One  Tava Alasanda Vada provides about 2.7 percent of the total daily calorie requirement of a standard adult diet of 2,000 calories.

54 calories for 1 vada of Tava Alasanda Vada, Healthy Non Fried Vada, Cholesterol 0 mg, Carbohydrates 7.9g, Protein 3.1g, Fat 1.2g. Find how much fibre, iron, calcium, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, folic acid is present in Tava Alasanda Vada, Healthy Non Fried Vada.

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tava alasanda vada is a popular Andhra snack. Learn to make tava chawli non fried vada.

Here is a traditional alasanda vada from Andhra cuisine that uses boiled chawli to make scrumptious non-fried black eyed beans tikkis. While the original version is deep-fried, this tava alasanda vada   is happily tava-fried with very little oil so you can relish it without any worries. 

Chawli is often used in subzis , but rarely is a snack using this nutritious bean in tava alasanda vada ! 

Also, since rice flour is unsuitable for diabetics , we have used whole wheat flour for binding tava alasanda vada instead. 

With the crunch of onions and many tasty ingredients like coriander, ginger and garlic, this tava alasanda vada sure is a yummy treat for your palate – and a healthful one to boot. 

Tava Alasanda Vada is rich in Thiamine, Folic Acid, Fiber, Protein, and Zinc.

Try other healthy diabetic snacks like Methi Crispies or Adai .

Serve healthy Andhra cowpea cutlet with green chutney.

Is Tava Alasanda Vada  healthy?

Yes, Tava Alasanda Vada  is healthy.

Let's understand the ingredients.

What's good ?

Chawli ( cowpeas, black eyes beans, balck eyes peas, lobia) : Chawli rich in Folate or Vitamin B9 helps your body to produce and maintain new cells, especially red blood cells. Being rich in Thiamine, it helps maintain proper heart function. Chawli benefits in lowering blood pressure as it is rich in the mineral Potassium which controls blood pressure and sustain cardiac health. Chawli is high in Fibre and good for diabetics. See detailed benefits of chawli cowpeas. 

Whole Wheat flour : Whole wheat flour is excellent for diabetics as they will not shoot up your blood sugar levels as they are a low GI food.  Whole wheat flour is rich in Phosphorus which is a major mineral which works closely with calcium to build our bones. Vitamin B9 helps your body to produce and maintain new cells, especially increase red blood cells. See detailed 11 benefits of whole wheat flour and why it's good for you.

Onions (pyaz, kanda) :  Raw onions are a very valuable source of vitamin C – the immune building vitamin. Along with other phytonutrients from onions, it helps to build WBC (white blood cells) which serves as a line of defence against illness. Yes, it’s a source of many antioxidants, the most important one amongst them being Quercetin. The quercetin in Onions promotes production of HDL (good cholesterol) and lowers total cholesterol in the body. The sulphur in onions act as a blood thinner and prevents blood clotting too. This in turn would lower blood pressure and good for heart,  diabetics. Read the benefits of onions. 

Coconut Oil : Use coconut oil instead of processed seed oils like soyabean oil, canola, sunflower oil, corn oil and other omega-6 rich oils should be used in very low amounts.  Coconut oil is a medium chain triglycerides (MCT’s).  Unlike other fats, they go directly from the gut to the liver. From here, they are then used as a source of energy. As the calories in MCT’s are used straight away, they are less likely to be stored as fats in the body. MCT's have shown to improve your brain and memory function, they also give a boost to your energy levels and improve your endurance.  The MCT in Coconut oil reduces the LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) while increasing the count of HDL cholesterol, maintaining normal blood pressure and good for diabetics. See detailed benefits of coconut oil. 

Can diabetics, heart patients and over weight individuals have Tava Alasanda Vada  ?

Yes, this recipe is very healthy. Diabetics and heart patients can enjoy this. 

3 key reasons why diabetics, weight loss and heart patients should have Tava Alasanda Vada .

1. Chawli benefits in lowering blood pressure as it is rich in the mineral Potassium which controls blood pressure and sustain cardiac health. Chawli is high in Fibre and good for diabetics.
2. Whole wheat flour is excellent for diabetics as they will not shoot up your blood sugar levels as they are a low GI food.
3. Use coconut oil instead of processed seed oils like soyabean oil, canola, sunflower oil, corn oil and other omega-6 rich oils should be used in very low amounts.  Coconut oil is a medium chain triglycerides (MCT’s).  Unlike other fats, they go directly from the gut to the liver. From here, they are then used as a source of energy.

Can healthy individuals have Tava Alasanda Vada  ?

Yes.

Tava Alasanda Vada is rich in below macronutrients, vitamins and minerals given in descending order (highest to lowest). 

1. Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) : Vitamin B1 protects nerves, helps in carbohydrate metabolism, prevents heart diseases and helps produce red blood cells. 10% of RDA.
2. Folic Acid (Vitamin B9): Folic acid is an essential vitamin required throughout pregnancy. Folic acid rich Indian foods (kabuli chana, chana dal, yellow moong dal, urad dal, tooval dal, til ) 8% of RDA.
3. Fiber : Dietary fiber reduce the risk of heart disease, prevent the spike in blood sugar levels and hence super for diabetics. Consume more fruits, vegetables, moong, oats, matki, whole grains. 8% of RDA.
4. Protein : Protein is required for the managing the wear and tear of all cells of the body. Have protein rich Indian foods like paneer, curd, Greek yoghurt, tofu, almonds, sprouts, chana, rajma, chick peas, quinoa, buckwheat ). 6% of RDA.
5. Zinc : Zinc  is involved in collagen synthesis and this helps repair skin and helps build immunity. 6% of RDA.

What chutney to have Tava Alasanda Vada with ? 

Have this with nutritious green chutney recipe which has ZERO sugar used in it made with mint leaves, onions and coriander or green chutney recipe.  Coconut based options are healthy coconut chutney made from coconut and coriander and coconut coriander green chutney for idlis dosa uttapam vada.

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