ingredent
Urad dal (Minapappu) - 11/2cup)
Green Chilis - 2 small
Curry Leaves - 10
Black Mustard Seeds(Aavalu)-1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric (Haldi powder) - 1/2 teaspoon
Ginger - 1 teaspoon
Coriander Leaves - 1 fistful
Vegetable Oil - 1 tablespoon
curd - 21/2 cups
Salt - 1 to taste
Oil for deep frying
Baking powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Method
Urad dal (Minapappu) - 11/2cup)
Green Chilis - 2 small
Curry Leaves - 10
Black Mustard Seeds(Aavalu)-1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric (Haldi powder) - 1/2 teaspoon
Ginger - 1 teaspoon
Coriander Leaves - 1 fistful
Vegetable Oil - 1 tablespoon
curd - 21/2 cups
Salt - 1 to taste
Oil for deep frying
Baking powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Method
Wash the split (and hulled or skinned) urud dal and soak in sufficient water for about three hours. At the end of three hours, drain water from the dal and put it in the food processor. Add water such that the dal is just immersed. Add salt to taste too. Grind into a semi soft paste. Do not make it too soft. While grinding the dal, add a little water as and when required. In a bowl, take the batter, add the baking powder and whisk until the batter become light and airy. The consistency of the batter is such that it will stand up stiff, if a spoon is inserted in the batter and pulled out. Also, the batter turns whiter as you whisk it. Meanwhile, mix the turmeric to the yogurt and whisk with an egg beater. In a small skillet, heat oil and add mustard seeds. When they pop, add chopped green chilis, chopped coriander and curry leaves. Fry for a minute on medium and then remove from heat. First, add the ginger pieces. Then, add the yogurt and turmeric mixture and mix well. Keep aside. Deep frying the vadas: Heat oil in a deep skillet. When oil is hot, take slightly larger than walnut sized amount of batter and spread it on a wet plastic sheet in the shape of a disk (of half inch thickness and 2.5 inches diameter). Make a hole at the centre with your index finger. Peel away the plastic sheet and at the same time, let slip the donut shaped batter into the hot oil. Cook to golden brown on both sides. In one batch, you may fry about three to four depending upon the width of the skillet. When the vadas turn golden brown on both sides, remove from oil and dip in a container filled with cool water. Wait for two minutes and when you notice the vada sinking, remove from water with a slotted spoon, drain for half a minute and drop it in the yogurt sauce. Scoop over the sauce on the vadas. When the second batch of vadas are ready to go into the yogurt sauce, remove the first batch vadas from the sauce and place them on a wide platter. Repeat for all the batches and in the end, pour any left over yogurt sauce on top of the vadas
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