Medu Vada - Recipe Marathon - Day 9

Medu Vada , is a household dish in South India. Any function will not be complete without this Vada. It forms an integral part of the menu be it a wedding or any other function. I make it along with Pongal. This along with pongal. coconut chutney and sambhar is a perfect combination for breakfast. It will make you so full you will not feel hungry till your dinner time.

Ingredients:
Urad Dal - 2 cups
Green Chillies -2 nos
Onion - cut into small pieces
Curry leaves - a small bunch cut into small pieces
Oil for deep fry
Salt to taste

Method:
Soak the Urad Dal for about 2 hours. Drain the water and blend it in a mixer along with the green chillies and a piece of ginger( I did not use it ), till you get a smooth paste.Make sure you do not add water , since the finely chopped onions will add to the water content. Add the onions along with salt to the Urad Dal paste . Mix well and keep aside for 5 mins. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed kadai and when the Oil is hot. Take portions of the mixture make flat rounds and fry them in the oil.

Make sure that you drop the vada very slowly and carefully so that the hot oil dont spat outside the kadai. Some may add rice flour to this mixture so that the Vadai is crispy,but in my experience this will only make the vadai absorb more oil.
This hot vada can be had with Coconut Chutney or sambhar, This vadai is also used to make Sambhar Vada or Thayir Vada. Both of them are very famous dishes in South Indian restaurants. Sambhar Vada is my favourite.

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