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(101) Medu Vada

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Udad dal
  • 1 tsp. Salt.
  • ¼ tsp Asafoetida.
  • Ground nut oil for frying

Method

  1. Soak Udad dal for 12 to 14 hrs.
  2. After 14 hours wash dal  thoroughly and drain water with strainer.
  3. Grind Udad dal into fine paste.
  4. Add salt and Asafoetida in batter.
  5. Stir vigorously with your hand such that it traps air  in batter.
  6. Check batter with putting small drop of batter in cup of water. If that drop floats then your batter is ready for making vada.
  7. If not floating then again stir for some more time .
  8. Once batter is ready heat oil in  kadhai for deep frying.
  9. Simultaneously take water in one cup .
  10. Take small portion of the batter on back side of the spoon,dip your finger in cup of plain  water and then make hole in that batter. Flip the spoon in hot oil so that batter in the form of Vada falls in oil without changing shape ( see the video).
  11. Fry till golden brown.
  12. Make all Medu vadas in this style .
  13. Enjoy Medu vada with sambhar and chutney.
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By Rajeshree Gandhi

Life is a journey of evolving roles, each with its own beauty and wisdom. From the structured world of academia to the ever-evolving realm of homemaking, I have embraced each phase with passion and grace. When my children settled into their own lives, I found myself with a renewed sense of purpose—to document and share the wealth of knowledge I have gathered over the years.

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