Ulundhu vadai/Urad Dal Vada

Ingredients:

Ulundhu/Urad Dal – 2cups
cooked Rice-1 handful (Gives a Hotel vadai texture)
Methi seeds – ½ teaspoon
Onion – 1
Green Chillies – 2
Ginger – 1piece
Coriander and curry leaves (Optional)
Salt for taste.
Banana Leaf(2 pieces) – needed to shape vadai.


Method:

1.Wash & soak Ulundhu/Urad Dal with ½ teaspoon of methi seeds for 4hours.
2.After 4hours remove the water and grind the ulundhu/Urad Dal along with cooked rice,green chillies,ginger and salt.
3.Add onions,coriander and curry leaves(for added taste) to the mixture.
4.Heat Oil in a Pan.
5.Take a handful from the mixture and place it on a piece of banana leaf and shape it into a vadai putting hole in the centre.
6.Deep fry in the oil.
7.Hot and spicy vadai is ready to serve.Serve with sambhar or mint chutney.