Medu Vada

Name: Medu Vada
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 12-number
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Urad dal [ Washed and soaked overnight . ....; 2 - 3 green chillies ... .; 1/2 tsp Pepper Powder . ...; pinch heeng A [ Asafoteda .; 1/2 onion .. Medium size [ Finely chopped .; Salt water . and; . Oil to deep fry

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For this month's SNC challenge the North team was given a challenge to make Medu vada. This soft, fluffy yet crunchy delight comes from Kuk's Kitchen.
I made it this morning and had it for breakfast. It was fabulous.
makes 12 small or 8 big ones.

pinksocks @cook_7828550

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Ingredients

20 mins

12-number

1 cupUrad dal [ Washed and soaked overnight . ....
2 - 3green chillies ... .
1/2 tspPepper Powder . ...
pinchheeng A [ Asafoteda .
1/2onion .. Medium size [ Finely chopped .
Salt water . and
. Oil to deep fry

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Steps

20 mins

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Coarsely grind the rinsed dal [Remove all water from it] with green chillies.
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Add very little water if required.
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Put oil to be heated for deep frying.
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Take it out in a bowl, add the pepper, salt, heeng, onion and mix well.
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We the palm of your hands and take a ping pong size ball of the mixture in your hand.
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Give it a proper shape and make a hole in it.
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Drop it in the oil carefully.
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Serve warm with sambhar and chutney.
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Points to remember:
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My dal batter was little loose, so the maid suggested that I should add some rice flour. This shall make the dough more pliable but the vada will not be as soft as you would want it to be.
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Be very careful while putting the vada in the oil, I burnt the tip of my finger as it was too close to the oil.
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I shall definitely make more of this soon. I belong to the north team.
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Thanks for the opportunity Divya