Medhu Vada

Ingredients:
Black gram(Uzhunnuparippu) - 2 glass
Onion(big) - 1 no
(cut into small pieces)
Salt - As reqd
Green chillies - 2 nos
(cut into small pieces)
Pepper - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - A few
(cut into small pieces)
Ginger - 1" piece
(cut into small pieces)
Soda powder - 1/4 tsp

Preparation:
Soak the dal in water for some time.
Grind it with 1/4 cup of water.
It would be better if u don`t add water.
Add salt and grind again.
Add the rest of the ingredients to this ground dal and mix well.
Pat hands with water.
Make balls off the paste and make patties.
Make a hole in between the patties.
Deep fry them in oil till golden brown in colour.
Serve with chutney or sambhar.

Dahi vada

Ingredients: :
For Vada:
1 Cup Urad daal
Salt to taste
Oil to fry
For Dahi :
1 kg Dahi (yogurt)
1/2 tsp grated Ginger
Finely chopped coriander leaves
1-2 green chilies chopped
Salt to taste
2 tsp Roasted cumin(jeera)powder
Red chili powder to taste


Preparation:
For Vada - Clean, wash and soak the daal overnight.
Grind it into smooth paste.
Add salt to taste.
Heat oil in a pan and drop a spoonfuls of batter and fry till golden brown.
Take the hot vadas and put in cold water for 2-3 minutes.
Now Take them out of water and squeeze the water and keep aside.
For Dahi - Blend the curd (yogurt) and little water until it is smooth.
Keep in refrigerator for an hour to get chilled.
Add salt, red chili powder and cumin powder.
Serving - In a deep dish arrange wada and pour dahi over them.
Now add imli (tamarind) chutney and green chutney.
Garnish with coriander.
Serve the dahi vadas chilled.

Sambhar Vada

Ingredients:
1/2 cup Urad Daal
1/2 cup Moong Daal
1 Onion finely chopped
1 tsp Ginger
1-2 Green Chilies finely chopped
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp Baking Soda

Preparation:
Pick, wash and soak daals for 3-4 hours.
Grind them coarsely in a blender.
Now add onions,ginger, green chilies salt and baking powder and mix well and set aside for 5 minutes.
Heat oil in a pan or kadhai and deep fry a spoonful of batter till golden
Serve with chutney as a breakfast or sambhar or rasam as a meal.