Medhu Vadai / Ulundu Vadai

I love love love medhu vada and it is my all time favourite recipe, the texture is soft and spongy... Sunday we have this vada with any breakfast like pongal sambar, Soft idlies, Dahivada, urad dal kanji, etc.... 

My mom makes vada with a piece of banana leaf or a polythene cover for making shape of vadai. But when I see in hotel / restaurants they just using our own hand to make beautiful vadais that looks so cute. From then I started making like that it is very easy for me... So I hope that you must try this simple recipe at home and let me know how it's comes out....

Preparation time : 2 hours soak time

Cooking time : 20 mins

Making - 10 medium sized vada

Recipe Category - Sidedish

Recipe Cuisine - Indian

INGREDIENTS :

Urad dal / uluntham parruppu - 1 cup

Small onion / shallots - 10 -12 nos (chopped)

Green chillies - 2 nos (chopped)

Ginger - 1 inch pieces (chopped)

Curry leaves - a sprig (chopped)

Asafetida - 3 - 4 pinches

Salt - as needed

Water - as needed

METHOD :

• Soak urad dal for 2 hours at least. (use whole urad dal / muzhu ulundu without skin for better result).
• After 2 hours wash it well , drain it and grind the urad dal with onlylittle water till fiuffy. 
• While grinder is running just sprinkled water now and then to avoid jamming of the grinder stand near till you finish grinding.
• This whole process takes around 12 - 15 mins, you will get a fluffy white batter. 
• Then transfer it into a bowl and in the mixing bowl add chop onion, chilli, ginger, curry leaves, salt, asafetida and knead it with your hand.
• Now add in grinding dal and mix well, keep aside and heat enough oil in kadai.
• Now wet your right hand well and make a small ball. And use your thumb to make hole in the middle.
• And drop it in oil, ( invert the vadais over the oil and slightly shake ur fingers...)
• Fry in medium flame, turn the vadais and fry till both the sides turn crispy and golden brown.
• Now medhu vadai is ready to serve with coconut chutney.............

PICTORIAL :

Soak urad dal for 2 hours

Now it's soaked

Then drain the dal and wash it well.

Add it to your grinder

Grind it

Add in very little amount of water

Grind it..

See how it's fluffy

You will get a fluffy white batter.

Take your ingredients

Add all veggies

Knead it with your hands

Add in asafetida

Then salt

Mix gently

Now add in the grinding dal

Knead it with your hands

Now the batter is ready

Heat oil in a kadai

Wet your right hand

Take a small portion of batter

Use ur thumb to make hole in the middle

Drop it into the oil

Fry it in medium flame

Fry till both the side turn crisp and golden brown

Drain it 

Serve with coconut chutney 

Enjoy it.....