Udad Vadai

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Udad Dhal
• 4-5 Green Chilies
• 1 Pinch Asafetida
• Salt
• Oil to fry

Method:

• Soak Udad dhal for 1/2 hour and grind by adding less water.
• Add salt, chopped green chilies and asafetida powder.
• Heat oil in a deep pan and make big vadas buy putting big holes in the center.
• Turn them occasionally.
• Remove from fire when they become golden brown.
• Serve with coconut-ginger chutney.

Notes:

• Instead of green chilies you can add whole black pepper also.
• You can add chopped cabbage, greens, onions in the dough to get verities of vada.
• If the dough is thin, add a little rice flour or rava and mix well.
• Keep Aside for 10 min. and then make vadas.