Plain vada / Urad dal vada

Plain vada / Urad dal vada

Whole Urad Dal - 1 cup 

Green chilies - 2 very finely chopped 

Cumin seeds - 1tsp

Curry leaves - 2 tbsp. chopped

Coriander leaves -  2 tbsp chopped 

Ginger - 1 tbsp. very finely chopped 

Soda - 2 pinches

Salt - 1 tsp

Rice flour - 1 tbsp. (optional)

 

Method:

1. Soak Urad dal for 4 hrs.

2. Drain off the water and transfer into the grinder and grind to a thick paste with very less water.

3. Transfer urad dal batter into a larger bowl and add all ingredients from the above list

1. Mix everything for 5 - 10 minutes with a spoon or your hands

2. Heat oil into a wide pan and keep it low medium flame

3. Give a shape like a vada or a shape like a donut and deep fry till light golden brown

4. Take out vada/donut into a plate with a paper towel so that it can soak excess oil.

5. Serve with peanut or coconut chutney.

 

Note: You can add 2 cups of finely chopped spinach into the above batter and you can make spinach vada