Medu vada

Perfect vada recipe . This is so crunchy and soft within recipe. I have perfected the best recipe so far as my trials are concerned . We do not have this as often but when we have vadas all devour on it. Vadas are crispy savoury food made of lentils . The lentils are soaked for some few hours and then adding a few more ingredients small portions are deep fried.

Now some insight to making and knowing how to make Vadas. Those used  making just Ural dal are known as medhu vada. They are has along  with sambar and coconut chutney.
In India it's made during festivals.and occassions.
Here at my home I made this using simple ingredients as onions ,ginger, green chillies , pepper corns .

Also a pinch of baking soda makes fluffy Vadas. A wet grinder is usually used to make Vadas. Mine is too large to grind for a small family . So I have used normal mixer grinder for this recipe .

Ingredients

• 1 cups of urad dal
• 2 teaspoon  of urad dal for roasting and grind to fine powder or 3 teaspoon rice flour will also do.
• 2 tsp of rice flour
• 2 green chillies
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda.
• few curry leaves
• 1 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
• 1 inch ginger, finely chopped)
• 1 teaspoon pepper corns
• salt to taste
• oil to fry

Method

Wash dal and soak in water for 3  to four hours .it should be fully immersed in water .

• Drain all the water from soaked dal. grind urad dal  to smooth paste using very little water.
• 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 pepper corns baking soda , roasted urad dal powder to the batter and mix it very well.
• Or add rice flour instead of urad dal powder,if u have , it will make the Vadas fluffy .
• Heat oil in deep  pan  on medium flame. Take small scoops of batter with wet hands so that the batter doesn't stick to the palms wet your palms .
• 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 and sambar combo.