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Ulundhu(Urdhal) vadai/Medhuvadai
Ulundhu vadai is a great and tasty appetaizer. Also, we make this vadai for most of the festivals for neyvedhyam.
Ingredients:
Ulundhu(Urdhal) - 1 Cup
Green Chilli - 2
Ginger - 1 teaspoon
Salt - To Taste
Rice - 2 teaspoon
Oil - for Frying
Onion - 1 full size finely chopped (optional only. Brahmins dont add onion for neyvedhyam)Curry leaves - few
Method:- Soak the Ulundhu(Urdhal) and rice in water for 30 mins
- Strain it and grind it along with green chilli, ginger and salt in a grinder by adding 1 handfull of water. Grind it till the urdhal is smooth without any bumps
- Sprinkle water only if necessary
- Take it from grinder after the urdhal is ground properly. If you take the flour in your wet hands, it should roll like a ball. This is the right stage to remove from the grinder.
- Add the finely chopped onion, ginger,curry leaves and mix well
- Now Heat the oil in pan and once the oil is hot, add a little amount of flour to check for the readiness of oil. If the flour comes up right way, then the oil is ready
- In a banana leaf or small plastic cover, add little amount of urdhal flour and make small hole in the middle and spread the flour and then take it from leaf using water and add it to the pan
- Add 4-5 urdhal flour and add it to oil. Slowly change the vadai to other side to cook properly in both sides
- Once the vadai becomes golden brown color, remove from flame
The yummy Urdhal vadai(Medhuvadai) is ready to serve / ready for neyvedhyam. For neyvedhyam we dont add onion.

6 comments:
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hi i tried this this came out real good and its crispy too...but i cldnt put holes in middle ...even if i put holes the flour covers it while dropping in oil...can u help me with that...thanks..
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Hi Indu
Glad that the Vadai turn out to be good. don't worry much about the hole. This is because you made the dough little watery. The dough should be in right consistency for you make the hole. It doesn't matter, if you have a hole in the Vadai or not.. just enjoy the taste.
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ok thanks but i will try it again less watery and do with hole too...thanks for ur recipee again...
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Hi,
I tried your receipe, but I didn't get the crispiness. Can you tell me how long I need to grind the urad dahl?
Suganthi









Hmmm.... Your vadai looks so crispy & yummy... Mouth watering... Nice picture!!