Nadan Special Uzhunnu Vada

Ingredientsfor 4 servings

• 1 cup Urad dal
• 4 Green chilli
• 1/4 cup Onion — chopped
• 5 Curry leaf
• 1 tsp Salt
• 10 Black pepper corn
• 1 Ginger — finely chopped
• 1 pinch Baking soda
• 1 cup Oil to fry

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Clean and soak urad dal for 2 hours in a bowl with 1 cup water. Drain water completely.

2. Step 2

   Grind it to a smooth paste without adding water. If batter is so hard sprinkle little water. At the end batter has to be thick as possible.

3. Step 3

   Add green chilies and curry leaves to batter.

4. Step 4

   Add chopped onions, chilies, peppercorns, ginger chopped, salt, baking soda to this batter and Stir everything together thoroughly.

5. Step 5

   Stir everything together thoroughly properly. Add 1 spoon rice powder to this and Stir everything together thoroughly for getting crispiness to vada.

6. Step 6

   Keep a cup of water near by and wet the hands to prevent sticking of batter. Make round balls with palm and press gently. With finger we have to make a hole in center.

7. Step 7

   Set a kadai over medium heat and pour in the oil and drop the round shaped batter to hot oil. Fry them for 5 minutes until it becomes golden brown.

8. Step 8

   When this vada become brown in color it is ready to take from oil.

9. Step 9

   Serve while still hot with chutney and sambhar.