Kadalai Paruppu Ulundu Vadai (Urad And Chana Dal Vada)

Preparation time : 15 minutes

Cooking time : 20 minutes

Number of servings : 6

Ingredients : 

1. Ulundu (urad dal) - 1/2 cup

2. Kadalai paruppu (chana dal) - 1/2 cup

3. Ginger - 1 tsp (grated)

  

4. Green chillies - 2 (finely chopped)

  

5. Onions - 3 (finely chopped)

6. Curry leaves - 1 sprig (chopped)

7. Coriander leaves - 3 tbsp (chopped)

8. Oil - for deep frying

9. Salt - to taste

Method :

1. Soak urad and chana dal in water for about an hour.

2. Drain water and transfer into a blender along with grated ginger.

3. Grind coarsely sprinkling little water every now and then.

4. Transfer the coarsely ground batter into a vessel.

5. Add chopped onions, green chillies, coriander leaves, curry leaves and salt. Mix well. Now the batter is ready for deep frying.

6. Heat a kadai/frying pan on medium flame and pour enough oil for deep frying.

7. Spread a small plastic sheet on the kitchen counter and place a lemon sized ball of the batter on it. Press it lightly to obtain a flat round shape. Immerse the fingers in a bowl of water every now and then to avoid batter sticking to the fingers.

8. Leave the flat round shaped batter into oil. Repeat the same procedure for rest of the dough. Do not fry more than 4 or 5 vadas at a time. Fry on both sides until the vadas are brown in color.

9. Remove from oil, and transfer them into a plate spread with butter paper to absorb extra oil. Serve hot with coconut chutney.