Urad dal Vada/ Ulunthu Vadai( Crispy Savory Lentil Donut)

Ingredients

Urad dal/ Ulunthu paruppu/ Black gram-1cup

Fine Rava( cream of wheat)-1tsp

Whole black pepper-1tsp

Green chilly thinly sliced-2

Salt to taste

Soda bi carbonate-2 pinch

Method

Soak urad dal for 1 hour and grind it into smooth paste without adding water( if required add about 2 to 3 tsp of water while grinding). The ground urad dal batter should be of butter consistency and should not drip from the finger. Add rava, green chilles, whole black pepper, pinch of soda bi carbonate and required salt to the urad dal batter and mix well with fingers. Heat enough oil in a kadai to deep fry the vadas. Take a plastic sheet and oil well the sheet. Take handful of batter and shape it into ball. Place the ball in the center of the sheet and slightly press with the palm and make a small hole in the center. Carefully remove the batter disc from the sheet to your palm and slide it in the hot oil. Be careful while sliding vadas into the oil. You can add upto 5 vadas depending on the size of kadai. Turn the vadas and cook on both side until golden brown and crisp. Once the vadas are done, drain from the oil and place on the paper towel. Serve hot with Coconut Chutney and Sambar.