Vadai

Vadai a native favorite dish of south India also known as Ulundhu Vadai is an often snack at ma home. It is always served in the morning accompanying Breakfast.

Ingredients:

• Urudh Dhal - 1 cup
• Green Chilli - 2
• Small onions - 1/2 cup
• Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup
• Curry leaves - 3 strings
• Salt - to taste
• Oil

Method:

Soak urudh dhal for half and hour. In a grinder grind the urudh dhal and the green chilli. Do not pour much water. Just sprinkle water now and then. 

grind it smooth and fluffy add salt when it is almost ground.

Slice the small onions very thin. Chop the coriander and curry leaves.

Add the onion, coriander and curry leaves in the batter by mashing with hand. Mix well.

Dip your hand in water take a ball of the batter, press it like a patty with your thumb, make a whole with the thumb and drop it in hot oil. If you are not comfortable doing it with hand, take a polythene sheet or probably a milk cover, take a ball of the batter keep on it make a patty and a whole take it and put it in oil.

When cooked for about half a minute turn over the other side. Turn it twice or so till it is golden yellow color and the bubbles cease drain and take it out.

Note: Do not pour much water when you grind as it may absorb lot of oil. In that case add a spoon or two rice flour mix and then make the vada. Even when you leave the batter out for a long time and make vada it will absorb oil. So if you feel there is too much of batter keep it immediately in the freezer as soon as you grind it. To add more taste you can also add a table spoon of grated carrot also.