Medu Vada | Tasty Uzhunnu Vada

Ingredientsfor 5 servings

• 2 cup Parippu (Blackgram dal) : 2 cups(Put the parippu in water for about 5 hours and soak it well (Uzhunnu)
• Ginger 1 piece
• 1 nos Onion
• 15 Leaves Curry leaves
• 3 nos Green chilli
• Salt, to taste
• Coconut / Refined Oil : as required for making Vada

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Clean the onion, curry leaves, green chilli and ginger and cut them into small pieces as shown in below picture and keep them separately.

2. Step 2

   Grind the soaked uzhunnu parippu and make a batter / paste in thick form (use as less water as possible).

3. Step 3

   Get the uzhunnu parippu batter / paste in a bowl and add the pieces of onion, ginger, curry leaves, green chilli and salt into the batter / paste and mix it well.

4. Step 4

   Make small balls with the batter, apply some water or oil in hands and flatten the balls in round shapes (as per your wish of the size of the vadas).

5. Step 5

   Put a hole in the middle of the flattened batter as shown in the below picture and fry them in hot oil.

6. Step 6

   When both sides of the vadas are cooked / fried well and the colour of vadas turns into golden, take the vadas out from the frying pan and keep them in a serving bowl.

7. Step 7

   Uzhunnu Vadas are ready and they can serve with coconut / onion chutney or sambar.