Medu Vadai || Urad Dal vada

Medu vada/Urad dal(black lentils) vada is a popular South Indian snack served mostly with breakfast and lunch recipes. Medu vada is deep fried snack made with lentils, herbs and spices. 

Medu vada/Urad dal vadas are healthy and tasty snack made with simple ingredients. Medu vadas are crispy, soft and fluffy. It can be served with chutney or tiffin sambar. 

Ingredients:

Urad dal-1 cup

Rice flour-1tbsp

Whole pepper-1 tsp

Green chilies-3

Curry leaves-few

Salt-as needed

Water-1/2 cup

Cumin seeds-1 tsp

Ginger-1 tsp(shredded)

Oil-200 ml

Method:

• Soak a cup of urad dal for 3-4 hrs and grind it to coarse paste. Sprinkle required water and grind for 30 seconds. Urad dal batter should be thick like a paste. 
• Add rice flour and other ingredients into the vada paste. Add required salt and mix well.
• Heat required oil in a pan and keep it ready for frying vada.
• Dip your fingers in water and take a small portion of batter and make a ball shape. Slightly flatten the ball and make a hole in the center.
• Add vadas one by one into hot oil. Deep fry the vadas. Flip to other side and fry again. Once vada turns golden brown take it out and transfer to a plate.
• Serve medu vada with coconut chutney, and tiffin sambar

Note:

• Soak Urad dal for atleast 4-5 hrs. Soaking dal for 4-5 hours makes the vada fluffy and batter quantity will be more.
• Don’t soak urad dal for long time. While frying it absorbs lot of oil.