ULUNDHU VADAI

Ingredients

1 cup – Urad Dhal
1 medium size onion (finely chopped)
1 green chili (finely chopped)
½ inch ginger (finely chopped)
2 table spoons curry leaves (finely chopped)
2 pinches baking soda
Salt to taste
Oil as required for frying

Method

First, soak urad dhal in water for 5 hours. Grind the soaked urad dhal into a fine paste (not grain). Add water to the batter little by little so that the batter. Make sure the batter doesn’t become watery (It should not flow freely from the spoon when you pour it down).Mix onion, green chilies, ginger, curry leaves and salt together. Add them to the batter and mix well. Now, add the baking soda and mix further. Heat required oil in a kadai and dip your hands in water. Scoop the batter in size of a small ball in your palm and pat it to form a circle. Dip your index finger in water and make a small hole in the center of the patted batter.  Now, gently drop it in oil and fry till it becomes golden brown. Apply the same method for all vadais. Serve crispy vadais with chutney or soak them in sambarfor the ‘sambar vadai’ effect.