Medu Vada

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cups of urad dal or uddina bele
• ¼ cup of channa dal or kadle bele
• 2 tsp of rice flour
• 2 green chillies
• 3 tbsp of dry chopped coconut
• few curry leaves
• 1 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
• 1 inch ginger, finely chopped)
• pinch of hing
• salt to taste
• oil to fry

Directions

• wash and soak dal in about 3 cups of water for about 2-3 hours.
• drain all the water from soaked dal. grind urad dal and channa dal together to smooth paste using very little water. i have used authentic grinding stone, but wet grinder or even mixer grinder can be used.
• the batter should be thick and use very little water. the right consistency is very important or otherwise, you will not be able to get the vada shape.
• add coriander, green chilli, ginger and chopped dry coconut to the batter. mix it very well.
• add 2-3 tsp of rice flour. rice flour is added to make it crispy.
• add pinch of hing to make it more digestible.
• heat the oil in a frying pan in medium flame. wet your palms and take a lemon size batter.
• make hole in the center and slide it into the hot oil.
• the vada should float on top of oil.
• make sure your oil is not too hot. otherwise the vadas would not cook evenly.
• fry on both sides till it becomes golden brown in colour.
• serve medu vada immediately with chutney collections or sambar collections.