Vada / Split black lentils snack

          Vada / Split black lentils snack

Ingredients:

1. Urad Dal(Split black lentils )- 2 cups
2. Jeera -1 teaspoon.
3. Peppercorns -1 teaspoon.
4. Salt - 1teaspoon.
5. Baking powder-1/2 teaspoon.
6. Green chillies-4 or 5(adjust according to chilly spiciness)
7. Onion-1 
8. Oil 2cups for frying.

Procedure:

Wash urad Dal and soak in water adding 4 cups of water for 6-8 hours,remove water after soaking and wash Dal ,drain in colander ,so that water will completely drain out.

Slice onions and green chillies.

Now grind Urad Dal,salt baking powder,onion.Add chopped green chillies,peppercorns,jeera,curry leaves.Again run the Grinder for 1 min.keep the urad Dal mixture for 10 minutes.Now wet  hands with water.

Make vada as show in picture and deep fry in oil till golden brown.Oil should be hot,if we drop vada it should float immediately on the oil if not vada absorbs lot of oil.

Golden brown vada is crispy and tasty ,can be served with Ground nut chutney and Tomato Ketchup.