Medu vadas are lentil fritters that have a crispy outside and soft inside. This is a savoury snack item. With each bite gives a crispy outside coating and the soft center. They are served in a breakfast with other tiffin items like Idli, Dosa or pongal. They are also served as a tea time snack. Checkout other Vada Recipes here.

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Medu Vada / Urad Dal Vada / Ulundhu Vada
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Medu Vada / Urad Dal Vada / Ulundhu Vada

Medu Vada / Urad Dal Vada / Ulundhu Vada is a filling breakfast and a fun snack.

Servings: 13 nos

Ingredients

1 Cup Urad Dal
1 Teaspoon Pepper Crushed or Whole
Salt to Taste
2 Spring Curry Leaves
1 Onion Chopped
Oil for deep frying
Water as required
1 tablespoon Ginger Grated
¼ teaspoon Asafoetida powder

Instructions

Wash and clean the Urad Dal.
Soad urad dal for 2 - 4 hours.
Drain the water completely and add them to a wet grinder and blend them to a smooth paste. Sprinkle water only if needed.
Transfer the batter from the wet grinder to a bowl. Beat the batter with your palm. This process froms more fluffy vada.
Add in crushed pepper, Chopped onion, Curry leaves, asafoetida powder and salt to taste.
Heat oil in a frying pan for deep frying the vadas.
When the oil is hot enough turn the heat to medium low. Wet your hands. Take lemon sized balls in your hands. Make them to donut shape. Make a hole in the center with your thumb.
Drop the vadas carefully into the oil. Fry them until the vadas are turn golden brown.
Take them from the oil and leave in the absorbent paper for the excess oil to be absorbed.
Yumm vada are now ready to serve. Serve the vadas with coconut chutney.

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Serving Suggestion

Medu Vada / Urad Dal Vada / Ulundhu Vada are generally served with idlis/dosa, chutney and sambar in breakfast. Sometimes Medu vada itself is served as a tiffin item in breakfast with sambar and chutney. They are even served as a snack along with tea.

Step by Step Photos

medu vada step 1 — **1. Clean and wash the Urad Dal. Soak in water for at least 2 -3 hours. Drain the water and using a Wet grinder grind into a smooth paste.**

medu vada step 2 — **2. While grinding do not add water. Only sprinkle water if needed. Transfer the contents into a mixing bowl.**

medu vada step 3 — **3. Beat the batter with your palm. This process helps in giving nice fluffy vadas.**

medu vada step 4 — **4. Add in Curry Leaves, Grated Ginger, Pepper, Asafoetida, Chopped onion and Salt to taste.**

medu vada step 5 — **5. Mix them together.**

medu vada step 6 — **6. Wet your hands in water.**

**7. Take a small ball of batter and flatten them make a hole in the center.**

medu vada step 8 — **8. The batter does not fall from your fingers easily. This is the Correct consistency.**

medu vada step 10 — **10. when the oil is hot enough drop in the vada batter carefully into the hot oil.**

medu vada step 12 — **12. Fry the other side as well.**

medu vada step 14 — **14. Drain them in a paper towel for the excess oil to be absorbed.**

Yumm Vadas are now ready to serve.

Tips

Using a wet Grinder for making vada batter is the better choice. Using blender sometimes does not give the soft vada.
If you do not have a wet grinder then you can use the blender but sprinkle cold water when needed. (this is because the blender heats up the batter and we many not get fluffy vadas)
To check if the batter consistency is correct add a spoon of batter into the bowl of water. It must hold the shape intact and must float. It must not sink.
While grinding the urad dal add water only if required. If adding more water then the vadas wont hold shape.
If adding more Rice Flour the vada would get hard.
Before taking each vada dip your hands in water and wet them so that it is easy to handle the batter.
Beat the batter well so that the vadas come out soft and fluffy.
Using cold water while grinding the batter is another tip for getting proper vadas.
The number of the vada depends on the size of the vada.