Medhu Vada

Ingredients:

Whole urad dal (black gram dal,minappappu)-1cup

Raw rice-1tbsp

ginger very finely chopped-2

Green chillies very finely chopped-2-3

Onion finely chopped-1

Salt to taste

oil for deep frying

Method:

Soak whole black gram dal and 1 tbsp raw rice for 5-6 hours.Strain the water from the dal and grind to a paste sprinkling little water and salt.Grind into a soft paste.Add salt after grinding to a paste and mix well.Then add chopped onions,finely chopped ginger and green chillies to the batter and mix well.

Take a Kadai and add enough oil for frying and when the oil is hot .Wet your hands with water and take a lemon sized ball and flatten it into a vada on a greased sheet.keep a hole in the centre of the vada . Drop it into the hot oil carefully and fry it on both sides on medium heat to a golden brown colour.And serve this with coconut chutney and sambar.