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Today since it was my MIL's ceremony, in the absence of cooks, it was the turn of this home chef to cook.

Here is the recipe for the crispy Uddina vada / Medu vada.

Watch the video!

I have intentionally not put the music in the beginning so that you can hear that crispy sound when I cut the vada!

Ingredients :





Urad dal                              4 cups
Rice flour                             1 cup
Groundnut oil                       4 cups
Green chilli pieces                 1 tablespoon
Ginger pieces                        1 tablespoon
Dry coconut                          1 tablespoon
Finely chopped coriander       1 tablespoon
Finely chopped curry leaves   1 tablespoon
Black pepper                        1/2 teaspoon
Cooking soda                        1/4 teaspoon ( optional )
Salt to taste


Preparation :

• Wash and soak urad dal for 3 hours.

• After 3 hours, drain the water and grind the urad dal to a fine paste using only very very little water.
• With a ladle whirl the paste continuously for 5 minutes so that the batter turns light and layered. ( Please watch the video )
• Add all the ingredients, except the groundnut oil and mix well. The batter will become less sticky.

• Now heat the oil in a thick bottomed kadai.
• Keep some water in a bowl.
• Wet your hands in water and take the batter and make small ball and press on the center so that a ring shape is formed.
• Now slowly put this into oil. 
• Fry the vadas on medium heat continuously turning them.
• Once they become light golden colour take out and put the next batch.
• To get best result and get crispy vadas which are properly fried deep inside, it's better to fry them twice.
• So once all the vadas are fried into light golden, next again fry them till they nicely crispy and golden brown.
• Serve hot with coconut chutney.

Watch the recipe video here....