Urad dal vada

Ingredients

• 1 cup urad dal split black lentils,soaked for 4 hours/overnight
• 1 onion medium finely chopped
• Few sprigs of coriander leaf ,finely chopped
• few sprigs of curry leaves
• 8-10 black peppers crushed
• 1 green chilli optional ,finely chopped
• Salt as per taste
• 1 tablespoon rice flour optional
• Oil for frying

Instructions

1. Grind the urad dal in a mixer grinder with minimal water.
2. Pulse it with minimal water to form a smooth batter.
3. Add all ingredients and mix well. In case, batter is too watery,add rice flour to it.

Frying (Traditional method )

1. Heat oil in a kadai/saucepan.
2. Take a small portion of dough and lower them slowly in hot oil with/without hole.
3. On a medium flame, fry them until golden brown.

How to make medu vada in air fryer?

1. Follow steps 1-3 for the batter. Preheat the air fryer for 10 mins at 190 deg C,
2. Place half the batter on a parchment paper with holes, and cook it for 8-9 mins at 190 deg C after spraying oil in between
3. Break the vadai in small pieces .Spray oil .Cook again for 9-10 mins, spraying oil in between . Repeat for the remaining batter
4. Serve mendu wada hot with coconut chutney or tomato pachadi.