Medu Vada – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

• Take urad dal into a bowl and wash it really good 2-3 times.
• Add water and soak for 4 hours.
• After 4 hours, transfer the dal into blender pot and blend into a fine paste.
• Add a minimum amount of water in dal while blending.
• Blend for bout 30-40 seconds. Remove the batter at the side to the center of the blender pot with the help of knife and blend again.
• Repeat the process until it batters turns into a fine paste.
• Take the batter out into a bowl.
• Add salt and mix well.
• Beat the butter for about 4-5 minutes really good to make it light and fluffy.
• Heat up oil in a pan.
• Soak both the hands in water.
• Take a spoonful of water in hand and make it round.
• When it is almost round, take it on 4 fingers, make a hole at the center with thumb and drop vada into oil.
• Fry vada on medium heat only. If you fry it on too high heat, it can remain raw from inside.
• After frying for about 3-4 minutes, flip it over and from another side as well.
• Fry until it turns nice golden from both sides.
• Take vada out of oil, drain excess oil, and put it into a dish.
• Medu vada is already.
• You can serve medu vada with sambar and khobaryachi chutney.