Medu Vada ( South Indian Recipe) by Tarla Dalal
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Makes 8 medu vadas.
Ingredients
1 cup urad dal (split black lentils)
3 green chillies , roughly chopped
3 to 4 peppercorns (kalimirch)
8 to 10 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 tsp ginger (adrak)
salt to taste
coconut oil or any other refined for deep-frying
fried coconut chutney for serving
sambhar for serving
Method
- Clean, wash and soak the urad dal in enough water for atleast 2 hours.
- Drain, add the green chillies, pepper, curry leaves and ginger and blend in a mixer to a smooth batter, adding little water.
- Add the salt and mix well and divide the mixture into 8 equal portions. Keep aside.
- Wet your hand.
- Take a portion of the mixture in your hand.
- Make a hole in the centre with your thumb.
- Heat oil in a kadhai, upturn your hand and drop the wada in oil.
- Deep fry the wada till both sides turn golden brown in colour.
- Repeat with the remaining batter to make 7 more medu wadas.
- Drain on absorbent paper. Serve hot with fried coconut chutney and sambhar.
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