Ulundu Vadai (Medu Vada)

Ulundu vadai or medu vada is one of my favourites. Its a deep fried dish made out of urad dal. Here is the recipe.

INGREDIENTS:

Urad dal: 2 cups

Green Chillies: 5-6 nos

Red Onion: 1 medium sized

Ginger (grated): 1 tsp

Hing: a few pinches

Curry Leaves: a sprig

Salt as per taste

Oil for deep frying

METHOD:

Soak the urad dal for a couple of hours in water.

Grind the dal in a mixer with very less water into a smooth paste.

Add the finely chopped onions, green chillies, ginger, curry leaves, hing and salt. Mix well.

Heat oil in a kadai on a medium flame. 

Grease a plastic sheet / butter paper, add a handfull of the batter, make a small hole in the middle and deep fry till golden brown and crisp. 

Serve hot with Coconut / mint / tomato chutney and sambhar.

Hope you like it....Ciao till next time...Have fun! Vidya.