Medhu Vadai/ Ulunthu Vadai

Methu vadai is a famous South Indian recipe made on special occasions. This is a healthy recipe made from urad dal. This dal is one of the richest sources of proteins and Vitamin B. Urad dal is also good for women as it has iron, folic acid, calcium, magnesium, potassium which makes it a healthy pulse.For strong bones and a healthy body, have urad dal. And having methu vadai is a tastier way to do it! Happy Cooking! Cheers! 

Ingredients:

Urad dal / Uluntham paruppu - 1 cup

Small Onions – 10

Green Chilli – 1

Curry leaf – 1 Sprig

Coriander Leaf – few

Salt to taste

Oil for deep frying

Method of making medhu vadai/ ulunthu vadai with step wise picture:

1. Wash and soak Urad dal for 2 hours

2. Break or cut one green chilli and add it to the grinder, let it grind for a minute. Add urid dhal without any water

3. Grind it to a paste, do not add more than 3 tbsp of water while grinding

4. Transfer the dough to a bowl add finely chopped onions, salt, curry leafs and coriander leafs. Mix well

5. Heat needed oil for deep frying in a kadai, meanwhile take a bowl of water, a plastic cover/ banana leaf

6. Wet your hands and the cover in the bowl of water, take a ball of dough and place it over the cover, flatten it and make a small hole in the middle

7. Take a small piece of dough and drop it in the hot oil, if it immediately comes to the surface then oil is ready for frying

8. Now gently place the vadai dough in to the oil, flip the vadai for the other side to get cooked. When its golden brown and bubbles reduce, take the vadai from the oil and it's ready to serve!

Note:

1. Do not add more water while grinding, it will make the vadai very much oily
2. Also carefully place the vadai in the oil, always drop vadai dough along the sides/ circumference of the kadai
3. Serve it with coconut chutney or any chutney you prefer!