Urad dal (black gram) 2 cups
Onion 1
Green chili 2-3
Coriander leaves 2-3 stalks
Ginger piece 1
Fresh coconut piece 1
Salt 2 tsp
Oil for deep frying
Method:
Wash and soak the dal/lentils overnight.
Drain out the water in the morning and make a paste of it in a mixie. (keep the mixture slightly course). Empty the dal paste into a vessel and add finely chopped onions, chopped green chilie, coriander, finely chopped ginger and small pieces of coconut and salt. Mix it well into the mixture.
Heat the oil in a wok/kadai, when the oil is hot, wet your hands, take small ball size amount of the mixture and flatten it on your wet palm, making a small hole in the centre of the mixture and deep fry it few at a time. (You can even take a clean plastic paper, wet it and make these small rounds on it ) Fry the vadas both sides till golden brown. Remove it onto a plate with tissue paper so that the excess oil is absorbed. You can serve it with tomato sauce, coconut chutney or sambhar.
