Urad dal vada/ ulunthu vadai( crispy savory lentil donut)

Name: Urad dal vada/ ulunthu vadai( crispy savory lentil donut)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: Urad dal/ Ulunthu paruppu/ Black gram-1 cup; Fine Rava( cream of wheat)-1 teaspoon; Whole black pepper-1 teaspoon; Green chilly thinly sliced-2; Salt to taste; Soda bi carbonate-2 pinch

Appetizer

Very Easy

35 min

Ingredients

Urad dal/ Ulunthu paruppu/ Black gram-1 cup
Fine Rava( cream of wheat)-1 teaspoon
Whole black pepper-1 teaspoon
Green chilly thinly sliced-2
Salt to taste
Soda bi carbonate-2 pinch

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time20 min

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.