Medu Vada

Name: Medu Vada
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup urad dal, soaked for 4 hours; 2 green chillies, chopped; 1 tbsp chopped ginger; Curry leaves and 1 tsp black peppercorns, crushed; 2 tbsp chopped onion (optional); Oil, for deep-frying

உளுந்து வடை/MAY-doo VAH-dah/

Also known as: Ulundu Vadai, Uddina Vada, Urad Dal Vada

About this dish

Crisp, doughnut-shaped fritters of ground urad dal, soft inside, served with sambar and coconut chutney.

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Ingredients

🫘1 cup urad dal, soaked for 4 hours

🌶️2 green chillies, chopped

🫚1 tbsp chopped ginger

🌿Curry leaves and 1 tsp black peppercorns, crushed

🧅2 tbsp chopped onion (optional)

🫗Oil, for deep-frying

Method

Serves 3

Grind the drained dal with very little water to a thick, fluffy batter.

Beat the batter by hand for a few minutes to aerate it, then mix in the salt, chillies, ginger, curry leaves and pepper.

Wet your hands, take a ball of batter, flatten it and poke a hole in the centre.

Slide carefully into hot oil and fry until golden and crisp.

Serve hot with sambar and coconut chutney.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Medu vada is a South Indian breakfast and temple-festival staple, usually eaten with idli.

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