Top Medu Vada dishes in Toronto

Crispy fried lentil doughnuts with a hollow center, light inside and crunchy outside — the benchmark South Indian snack

Savory fried lentil doughnuts with a crunchy exterior and airy interior, best dunked into sambar immediately

Crisp, savory lentil doughnuts with a dense interior and a fried exterior that shatters cleanly — best dunked into sambar until just softened

Crispy fried lentil donuts with a dense, savory interior — excellent dunked in sambar, and best ordered alongside the idli combo

Crispy fried lentil donuts with a dense, savory interior — best eaten hot and dunked directly into the sambar

Dense, savory fried lentil donuts with a crisp exterior and soft interior, best dunked directly into sambar

Crispy-edged lentil fritters with a soft, airy interior — best dunked directly into the sambar

Crispy lentil fritters with a soft, airy interior — the South Indian equivalent of a savory donut, best dunked straight into sambar

Crunchy, ring-shaped fried lentil fritters with a slightly spongy interior — best dunked directly into the sambar

Crispy, airy lentil fritters with a tight crumb inside and a golden, slightly chewy exterior — best dunked into sambar before the crunch fades.

Crispy-edged lentil donuts with a soft interior, ideal for dunking in sambar; the texture balance here is noticeably better than average

Crisp-edged fried lentil donuts with a yielding center, served as a pair — the textural contrast with idli makes the combo plate worth ordering

Savory fried lentil doughnuts — crispy shell, airy center — best eaten hot and dunked in sambar

Crispy, golden lentil fritters with a tender interior, served alongside chutney and sambar as a classic South Indian snack

Crispy fried lentil doughnuts with a soft interior, best dunked into sambar — an addictive starter that disappears fast

Crispy fried lentil doughnuts with a crackling exterior and tender center, served with sambar and coconut chutney

Crispy lentil fritters with a golden crust and airy interior, best eaten immediately while the outside still crackles

Crispy fried lentil donuts with a dense, savory interior and a shatteringly crunchy crust, best dunked into sambar

Crispy, ring-shaped lentil fritters with a tender center, served alongside sambar and chutney — consistently executed

Crisp-fried lentil fritters with a yielding, spongy interior, best dunked immediately into sambar before the crust softens

Crisp-fried lentil fritters with a dense, slightly chewy interior — best eaten immediately, dunked into sambar before the crust softens

Golden donut-shaped lentil fritters with a shatteringly crisp crust and airy interior, eaten fresh with coconut chutney and sambar

Crispy lentil fritters with a soft interior, served alongside sambar for dipping — addictive as a starter

Crispy-edged lentil fritters with a tender interior, served with coconut chutney and sambar — best ordered alongside idli.

Savory fried lentil doughnuts with a crisp crust and soft interior, best eaten immediately with coconut chutney before they lose their crunch

Crispy fried lentil fritters with a yielding interior, served alongside sambar and coconut chutney — the classic South Indian pairing

Crispy fried lentil doughnuts with a soft, airy interior — best eaten immediately with coconut chutney

Crispy fried lentil donuts with a light, airy interior — the ideal sambar dunking vehicle

Crispy fried lentil doughnuts with a soft, airy interior — best dunked in sambar before the crunch fades

Crispy fried lentil doughnuts with a crunchy exterior and soft center, best dunked straight into the sambar

Deep-fried lentil doughnuts with a crisp exterior and airy inside, best dunked straight into sambar

Crispy fried lentil donuts with a savory, peppery crumb — best eaten immediately from the fryer dunked into sambar