Fried & savoury
Vadai / Vada
Also called Vadai; Vada; Vadai-padi; Mashappam.
Daily naivedyamOfficially documented
A pulse fritter prasadam with both medieval attestations and current temple dittams.
What goes into it
Urad dal
pepper/cumin
Rice and other ingredients may vary by temple.
How it is made
Pulse batter seasoned and fried; TTD publishes a detailed Tiruchanoor dittam.
Exact temple kitchen formulae — the dittam — are not reproduced here unless the temple has published them. What is described is the culinary family, not a temple’s working recipe.
Where it is offered
Daily
Sri Venkateswara Swamy TempleTirumala / Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh · Breakfast/dinner · Panyaram/snack offering · Part of TTD-described daily naivedyam cycle.
Daily
Other documented occasions
Sri Padmavathi Ammavari TempleTiruchanoor / Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh · Second Bell/Sevas · Daily/seva prasadam · TTD publicly documents this item in the Padmavathi temple ritual menu.
Selected days
Kollur Sri Mookambika TempleKollur, Karnataka · Listed in the Kollur Mookambika temple offering/seva material used in this research.
Reported current
Not temple-confirmed
Not temple-confirmed
Historical record
Sri Ranganathaswamy TempleSrirangam, Tamil Nadu · Temple culinary tradition · Part of the long Sri Vaishnava temple-food tradition.
Historical
1 of these records is not yet temple-confirmed. The research that produced this reference flagged them for direct confirmation with the temple, and they are shown here with that flag rather than removed. Treat them as reported, not established.
History and evidence
It appears in the historical and inscriptional record under the name Vadai-padi / Mashappam.
Earliest documentation: Historical and current.
Dietary note
Recorded as Yes in the tradition described. Commonly present: Tree nuts possible in some temple variants.
This is informational, never a guarantee. Temple kitchens change formulations, use shared equipment and follow their own Āgamic rules. If an allergy matters to you, ask the temple directly.
Source
- Primary reference for this entry · Documented · confidence High
https://news.tirumala.org/mouth-watering-naivedyams-offered-to-goddess-of-riches-every-day-_-%E0%B0% - Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple · Official/primary · checked 2026-08-15
https://news.tirumala.org/naivedyam-samarpayami-ritual-of-offering-food-to-lord/ - Kollur Sri Mookambika Temple · Temple website · checked
https://www.srimookambika.com/mookambika-temple-seva-list - Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple · Scholarly study · checked
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327565233_Jewels_Set_in_Stone_Hindu_Temple_Recipes_in_Medie