Vadai

Vadai

Vadai is an Indian snack.There are two types of vadai.The first type is like doughnut. Instead of using flour in the usual doughnut, we use black gram dal. The other type is circular in shape without any holes.

Ingredients for the doughnut vadai :

1 cup black gram dal /urad dal (de-husked)
 3 onions (sliced)
1tsp salt
oil for deep frying

Method:
1. Wash and soak dal for about 4 hours.
2. Grind the dal into a fine paste. Add sliced onions and salt.
3. Let the mixture rest for about 2 hours.
4. Heat up a wok for deep frying. Take some dal mixture and put on a wet plastic. Make a hole in the center.

5. With a wet hand, flip over the paste in the hot oil.
6. Fry for a few minutes till it turns golden brown.
7. Serve on a plate.

Note: For the vadai with no holes, yellow dal is used instead of black dal.