Wash and Soak the dal for 2 hours in water covering and 2 inches above the dal

Drain completely and make a smooth but thick paste with very little water.

Put in a wide deep vessel. Now using your hand as a whisk keep churning the batter with your fingers in one direction with some speed to make it light and fluffy. the heat of your body plays an important role in making the batter light and fluffy.

Add all the remaining ingredients and mix well. The batter is ready.

For the tomatoes chutney heat oil and add the red chillies,add onions saute till transparent. Add the tomatoes and garlic.Add salt snd sugar,cover and cook till mushy.

Now cool and grind to a smooth paste adding water if required. Temper by heating oil,add mustard seeds,let it splutter then add the urad dal and curry leaves. Saute and add to the chutney

Keep the oil for deep frying. Heat well. Keep a bowl of drinking water ready to immerse and wet your hand.

Now wet your right hand,take a ball from the batter, make a hole with same hands thumb and immerse in hot oil. It will slide easily. Repeat for another 2 vadas. Fry vadas in small batches.

It will be easy to turn and maintain the heat well. Can continue with remaining batter. Check the heat of oil for every batch. Else heat for couple of seconds then start with next batch.

This is how perfect vadas are made. This combination with tomato onion chutney is also out of the world.