A crispy and delicious hot snack to provide some warmth on a wet rainy day or cold weather or simply when relaxing at home wth a nice hot cup of tea or coffee!
To get crisp and crunchy edges, make sure the batter is thick and dry. Batter should not be of dropping consistency. You can achieve this by heating gradually in the microwave after grinding the dals, till you get the right consistency. Mix and then add the rest of the ingredients. When frying take a teaspoon of batter and slide with another spoon into the oil. Avoid making balls with your hand as that would give you smooth edges, you want uneven edges for these vadis to add to the crispiness and crunchiness!!
Urad Dal Vadi
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups urad dal
- ½ cup yellow moog dal
- 4 green chillies
- 2” pc ginger
- 2 medium onions
- ½ cup coriander leaves
- 1 tsp. chilli powder
- 1 tsp. coriander powder
- 1 ½ tsp Salt or to taste
- A pinch asafoetida (optional)
Method
- Wash and soak the dals for 4 to 6 hours or overnight.
- Grind with green chillies and ginger to a coarse thick paste. Remove.
- If the paste is not thick enough put in the microwave for a minute or two to dry it up a little.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well to incorporate some air into the batter and combine the mixture.
- Heat oil to smoking, reduce flame and put a tsp full of the batter and fry in batches on medium low till golden brown and crisp.
- Remove and serve hot with a green chutney, coconut chutney or tomato ketchup.
Other snacks to try: Saudana Vada, Medu Vada, Vada Pav
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