Medu Vada

Doughnut shaped savouries of blackgram

Ingredients

1 cup urad (moong dal washed) dal

1 tsp. Crushed black peppercorn

1/4 cup Asafetida

1 tsp. Cumin seeds

A handful of chopped coriander leaves

Oil for deep frying

Salt according to taste

Serve with

Serve hot with Sambar and Coconut chutney.

Method

1. Wash and soak urad dal for 6 hours.
2. Grind into a fine paste and add salt, asafetida, coriander leaves, cumin seeds and crushed peppercorns to the batter and mix well.
3. Heat oil in a Kadhai.
4.Wet your palms and take batter into the palms. Shape into a ball and make a hole in the center like a doughnut. This is now called a vada.
5.Deep fry the vadas in medium hot oil until golden brown and crisp.