Medu Vada

Ingredients:

2 cups Urid dal/ skinless Black lentils, 1 tbl spn finely chopped green chilies, 1 tbl spn finely diced ginger root, 1 tbl finely diced coconut pieces, 1 tbl spn coriander leaves, 1 few curry leaves, Salt as per taste

Method:

Soak the lentils in water. They have to be soaked for about 5 hours. Grind these without water or with 1 tsp of water. The batter should be thick, very thick. If its watery then you wont be able to make the vadas. Add the remaining ingredients except oil. Mix well.

Heat oil in a kadai. When the oil is hot, shape the vadas as doghnuts and put them in hot oil. Fry till are golden brown on the outside. Serve hot with coconut chutney and Sambhar.