7.21.2020

Uddina Vade/ Medhu Vadai

Ingredients

1 Cup Urad Dal 1 Cup - 250ml
2 tsp Raw Rice
2 Green Chili
1 inch Ginger
1 tsp Salt (adjust to your taste)
Few Curry leaves
2 Cups Oil For Deep Frying

Instructions

Soak the Urad Dal and rice in water for 2-3 hour

Grinding the Dal
Strain the Urad Dal and grind it along with green chilli and salt in a grinder by adding 1 handful of water. Grind it till it is smooth without any lumps.

If we grind it in mixer, just add water little by little at a time and grind it till the batter is smooth. Do not add more water then we can’t shape the vadas. Sprinkle water only if necessary.

How to check the right consistency of the dough ?
Take it from grinder after the Urad Dal is ground properly. If you take the flour in your wet hands, it should roll like a ball. If we drop a pinch of batter in water, it should float it in water. If the batter gets sunk, then we need to grind it more. This is the right stage to remove from the grinder. If we are grinding in mixer, then take out the smooth vada batter and beat it nicely for 3-5 minutes using a whisk or ladle. This will aerate the batter. This step is very important and not to be skipped, we if are grinding batter in mixer, otherwise, the vadas will be harder.

Add the finely chopped ginger,curry leaves and mix well

Frying the Vadai

Wet your palm and add small ball of batter, pat it and make a small hole in center and drop it in oil.
Add 4-5 vada  to oil. Slowly flip the vadai to other side to cook properly on both sides
Once the vadai becomes golden brown color, remove from flame.




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