Ulundu vadai (Urad daal vada)

This is a traditional recipe from south india which is usually served along with Idly/Pongal in the morning.

Ingredients:

Ulundhu / Urad daal - 1 cup
Onion - 3/4 finely chopped
Green chillies - 3 nos finely chopped
Pepper : 1 tsp
Cumin seeds : 2 tsp
Coriander leaves - 1/2 handful finely chopped
Asafeotida / hing - pinch
Salt to taste
Curry leaves - 6 nos finely chopped

Method:

Wash and soak the urad daal for 1 1/2 - 2 hours and strain water completely.
Grind the urad daal with salt & hing into a thick batter with very little or no water.
To this batter, add onion, green chillies, coriander leaves, pepper , cumin seeds and mix well.
Heat oil in a pan for deep frying.
Take small balls & flaten that batter using your palm & then drop the same into the oil.
Stir fry the vadas until it became golden brown color. Then take out the vada and keep it on a
tissue paper for few seconds to strain the oil.
Serve hot with coconut chutney or ketch up or sambhar.

PS:
Even though the traditional method is to flatten the vadas, we can also make the vadas without flattening. ie) just stir fry in the shape of balls...