Medu Vadai (Ulundha Vadai / Urad dal Vada)

A good appetizer cum soft, healthy, energetic, cheap, easy to prepare and tasty snack.

Ingredients:

• Black gram (Uluttham paruppu / Urad dal) - 2 cups
• Onion - 1
• Green chilies - 3 or 4
• Black pepper - 1 tsp
• Cumin seed - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves – a few
• Coriander leaves – a few
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying

Method of preparation:

• Wash and soak Black gram for about 1 hour.
• Finely chop the onion and green chilies.
• Grind all smooth without adding water.
• Roughly chop the curry leaves and coriander leaves and mix with the batter.
• Add broken black pepper, Cumin seed and salt and mix thoroughly.
• Heat oil in a deep pan.
• Make your hands wet.
• Take a lemon size of batter.
• Flatten with your palms and make a hole in the middle.
• Deep fry at a time about six, until golden brown color, uniformly both the sides.
• Drain excess oil and serve hot with coconut chutney and sambar.