Ingredients:
- Urad dal1 Cups
- Green Chilies2
- Black Pepper10
- Asafoetida/hing1/2 Teaspoons
- Oil2 Cups
- SaltAs per taste
Preparation mode:
- Urad Dal must be soaked for about 3-4 hrs
- Mix with very little water (as it affects the vadai consistency) in a blender or wet grinder and grind well urad dal
- Take the wet batter out and add the ingredients above
- mix it well
- Pour oil in a deep pan and let it heat up test with a drop of batter if zings then it is ready ( medium to high heat preferred)
- You can use your hand and take out a handful and shape it round your palm and before placing it in the pan make a hole in middle
- Drop it in the pan. According to the size of the pan you can make and drop as many as possible
- Once it turns almost golden brown turn it
- Take them out when the golden brown and place them on a paper towel lined plate
- It is better served with coconut chutney. Some like sambar as well. You can soak them in sambar or curd to make it sambar vadai or thayir vadai.
I like a video of vadai making in You Tube by ShowMeTheCurry; You may also enjoy and benefit the process is very similar to mine: