Wednesday 1 August 2012

Uzhunnu Vada (Urad dhal vada)

This is a very famous snack in South India . I was thinking this is very tougher to make and only bakery walas or professionals can make it until I tried myself and believe me now am making it very often and it is not a rocket science :)))) .You can also try at any time on any day


Here goes the recipe :

Urad dhal -1 cup
soak urad dhal in water with a pinch of methi seeds and 2 tbspn or raw rice for 3-4 hrs . Grind the dhal without a trace of water to a very thick batter. Keep it as such for 1/2 hr til it slightly ferments ( this helps it to make it softer)
Add chopped onion, green chillies, curry leaves and crushed pepper along with salt to the batter and beat thoroughly using hand with ups-down strokes. This gives very good aeration to the batter and this helps in easy flowing of the batter into the oil.
Now keep a bowl full of cold water near you. Heat a kadai or pan of oil necessary for frying. Let it boil. Wet your hand with cold water. Make small patties of the dhal batter on ur palm . Make a hole using ur thumb and slip it into the hot oil. Make vadas in the similar manner. Remember to wet your hands in water so as to prevent the sticking of batter on to your hand. Pls. note -Take care that the water drops not fall on the hot oil or else it can turn dangerous to you
Make crispy vadas in this manner. Serve hot with green chutney or tomato sauce
Enjoyyyyyyyyy :)

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