India
Medhu Vadai Recipe
Prep Time | 3 hours |
Cook Time | 30 minutes |
Servings |
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Ingredients
- 1 cup urad dal/black gram
- ¼ tsp crushed black pepper
- ½ tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 green chili chopped
- ½ tsp Hing asafetida
- 2-3 tbsp Water
- salt as required
- Oil for deep frying
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Instructions
- Rinse the urad dal in water a couple of times and soak them in water for 4-5 hours.
- Drain well and transfer all the lentils in a grinder.
- First add 1 tbsp water and grind for a few minutes. Grind again in intervals scraping and stirring the batter a few times.
- When the batter has become smooth, fluffy and soft, stop grinding.
- Add the crushed black pepper, cumin, green chilies, asafetida and salt to the ground batter. Mix well and keep aside.
- Shape the medu vada.
- Heat oil in a pan and fry the vadas in medium hot oil till golden and crisp.
- Drain the vadas on paper napkins.
- Serve the vadas hot with coconut chutney and sambar.
Recipe Notes