Ulunthu Vadai (Methu Vadai)

Ingredients:

·         2 cup Urad dal/Black gram

·         1 tbs Rice flour

·         Small piece Ginger finely chopped

·         ½ tsp Black pepper

·         1 medium sized Onion finely chopped

·         Small bunch of Coriander finely chopped

·         Salt to taste

·         Oil for deep frying

Preparation:

·    Wash and soak the urad dal for 2-3 hours.

·    Take the soaked urad dal in a blender, add little water and grind it finely.

·    In a bowl take the grinded urad dal, rice flour, onions, black pepper, ginger, coriander, salt and mix it well.

·    Keep it for 10 minutes.

·    In a separate deep bottomed pan, take the oil and heat it.

·    Wet your fingers, take little batter and using your thumb make a hole in the middle of the batter and slowly drop it in the oil.

·    Turn the vadai both sides for frying and when it turns brown and crisp remove it from the oil and place it in a paper towel so that the excess oil drains.

·    Serve it with coconut chutney/tomato sauce.