Medu Vada

Ingredients:

• Urad dal – 1cup
• Green chilies – 2 medium
• Pepper corns – 1/2 tsp
• Rice flour-1/4 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Curry leaves – a few
• Oil for frying

Method:

• Soak urad dal in water 3 to 4 hour.
• After that, drain the water and grind the dal with little water to make a soft batter.
• Once it becomes a soft batter, transfer the contents to a bowl.
• Add pepper corns, chilies,salt,rice flour,curry leaves and blend it well.
•  Heat oil in a pan.
• Take a thick small plastic cover and grease it with oil.
• Dip your hands in water and take a small portion of the batter of lemon size and put it in the greased cover.
• Dip your index finger again in water and make a small hole in the middle of the lemon sized batter like in the doughnut and slowly transfer it into your palm and slide it in the hot oil.
• Repeat the same procedure and add 3to4 vada in the vessel size and amount of oil.
• Turn the other side and deep fry till they become golden brown.
• Remove it from oil and put it in a bowl with paper towel to remove excess oil
•  Serve hot with coconut chutney/ sambar. 

Notes:Adding  rice flour gives crispy texture to the vada.