Uzhunnu vada

Uzhunnu Vada

Uzhunnu Vada is a popular evening snack .It's also a good breakfast dish served with chutney or  sambar. It's a soft inside and crispy outside snack. Uzhunnu vada is very delicious and easy to make cuisine.

Ingredients and Measurements used

• 1 1/2 cup-Urad Dal
  
• 3 tsp-Rice Powder
  
• 1/4 cup-Onion(finely chopped)
  
• 1-2 tsp-Crushed black pepper 
  
• 7-Green chilies(finely chopped)
  
• 1 inch-Ginger(finely chopped)
  
• 1/2 tsp-Asafoetida powder
  
• 4 tsp-Coriander leaves (finely chopped) 
  
• 10-Curry leaves(finely chopped)
  
• Salt - As required  
• Oil for deep frying

Preparation

1. Soak urad dal for at least 3 hours.
2. After that Coarse grind it in a blender without adding water, if it is not grinding  well, sprinkle some water and grind again till you get  thick and fluffy paste, the batter has to be as thick as possible.
3. Now  transfer the batter to bowl and using a whisk/fork, beat the batter and combine well for at least 3 minutes.This will create air inside the batter and  we will get more soft and fluffy vada.
4. To this batter, add chopped ginger, green chilies, onion, curry leaves, crushed black pepper,asafoetida powder and salt.
5. For getting  a crispy vada, add rice flour to the batter and mix well.
6. Allow  the batter to  sit for 5-10 minutes.

Method

1. Heat oil in a deep pan.
2. While the oil is getting hot,we will make the vada for frying.
3. For that wet your palm with water and place a spoon full of the vada mix on it.
4. Press it down slightly with the fingers of your other hand.
5. Now using one finger make a hole in the middle of it.It looks like a doughnut .
6. Transfer it slowly and carefully into the hot oil. 
7. Repeat the above process for all.Wet your palm each time you make the vada, this prevents the batter from sticking on your hand.
8. Fry the vada till it becomes golden brown and take them out on a plate lined with kitchen tissue to absorb excess oil.
9. Serve this with coconut chutney or sambar.