Ulundu Vadai | Medhu Vada Recipe

Ulundu Vadai | Medhu Vada Recipe is everyone’s favorite vada recipe. In order to make medu vada, urad dal and sesame oil are used to provide nutrition and ease digestion. It is a calcium-rich diet that also acts as a natural body cooler, boosting immunity.

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Whole white Ulundu / Urad dal
• 1 tsp Raw rice
• a small piece Ginger
• 1 Green Chilli
• 1 tsp Pepper
• Few Curry leaves
• Few Coriander leaves
• Salt
• Sesame oil

Directions

1. Wash and Soak urad dal, raw rice together for 1 hour.
2. Drain the water, keep the water separate and grind the urad in a wet grinder till it gets smooth and soft like butter.
3. While grinding, add pepper, ginger, and green chilli.
4. Don’t add too much water; just a little soaked water every now and then between grinding.
5. Once batter is smooth and soft, transfer it to a bowl add salt, chopped curry leaves and coriander leaves (can also add chopped onions which is optional).
6. Mix well.
7. Heat sesame oil in a kadai to fry vadai.
8. Keep a bowl of water to moisten your hands before taking batter to make vadai everytime.
9. Dip fingers in water and take a small portion of the batter and shape it into a round, then flatten it out, and use your fingers to make a hole in the centre.
10. Banana leaves can be used by beginners to produce vadai.
11. After that, gently and carefully drop it into heated oil.
12. Reduce the flame to medium and not low.
13. Depending on the kadai, we can make 3 to 4 vadais at once.
14. Simply remove the vadai from the oil once both sides have turned a rich golden colour.
15. Crispy, wholesome Urad vada is Ready.
16. Serve hot with coconut chutney.