Uddina Vada / Medhu Vadai /Spicy Indian Doughnuts

Many Southindian Hindu families prepare these vadas on the new moon day, I really do not know the myth behind this. It's also a very popular dish served all times of the day with sambar and chutney. Super spongy, crispy and spicy vadas is favorite breakfast item :)

Medu Vada Video Recipe Demo....:)

Ingredients:
2 Cups Black Gram Dal
8 Green Chillies
1 Inch Ginger
2 Medium Onions
Fist Full Coriander
Salt as per taste
Oil for frying

Prep Up:

• Wash and soak the gram dal till it doubles in size.
• Drain water using a colander.
• Add dal to mixerjar and grind sprinkle little water and grind to a smooth paste reserve in a mixing bowl.
• In a mixerjar add chilly and ginger grind to a paste.
• Finely chop onion and coriander.

Method:

• Add the masala paste to the ground batter along with coriander and onion mix well.
• Heat oil in a wok on medium flame.
• Reserve little batter in a bowl and mix salt to the amount of vadas your going to prepare.
• Wet your hands take portions of batter form vada shape and gently drop in oil.
• Gently flip and fry till golden and crisp drain oil and serve hot with chutney...Enjoy...:)

Tips:

• If your unable to form shape add some powdered poha  or rawa to the vada mixture it will soak up moisture and you can form shapes easily.
• Vadas wont remain crisp all the time they will soften eventually try to preserve them in zip lock bags and freeze you can prepare a new recipe or dahi vadas when ever needed.
• Do not add salt to entire batter onions will sweat and the batter will become watery   

Curd Vadai or Thayir Vadai...Using Medhu Vadai on Vidyascooking Channel