Medu Vada is a urad dal based fried snack, a delightful dish from the South Indian cuisine... When I was in India this use to be our breakfast on every Saturday, because there were so many South Indian restaurant near our house and I use to never feel like cooking on weekends, all you have do just get up from the bed go to have hot hot breakfast and then do what ever you want whole day.. After coming to UK my life has changed completely. On weekends we are stuck with bread omelette or cornflakes, if we want to eat something else then cook and eat. I really miss India and I keep asking my husband when are we going back? and he reply's - very soon. I have no idea when that very soon will come :)
Ingredient's.
100 gram urad dal
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2tsp cumin seeds
1/2tsp black pepper (coarsely ground)
1tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
Pinch of Hing
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying.
Cooking Method.
Wash urad dal several times until the water appears clear and soak it over night or atleast 5 to 6 hours.
Drain the water and blend dal to coarsely texture. Just using enough water as needed to blend.
Then add onion, cumin, black pepper, coriander, hing and salt. Whip dal batter using a spoon in a circular motion for about two to three minutes until batter become light and fluffy.
In a deep frying pan add oil and allow oil to become hot on medium flame. To check if oil is ready put a little batter into the oil, oil will sizzle and batter should start expending upwards slowly without changing color.
Then place a plastic sheet on to a flat surface and apply little water, then put 2tbsp batter on to plastic sheet and slowly flatten the vada and make a small hole in a centre. Take the plastic sheet slowly up and leave the vada into hot oil for frying. Fry until they are golden brown..
Serve hot with Coconut Chutney and Sambar.
