Vadas With Coconut Chutni

  

Ingredients :
Urad dal or white split lentils - 100 gms ,
Green chilli -1 finely chopped ,
Ginger grated -1 tsp ,
Onion - 1 finely chopped ,
Black pepper grounded -1/2 tsp or whole -5 ,
Cumin seeds  -1 tsp ,
Corriander leaves - 1 tbsp chopped,
Curry leaves -6-7 chopped ,
Salt to taste ,
soda or baking pwd -1/4 tsp ,
Oil for frying .

Method :
Soak  dal  for 4 hours . Drain  the water and grind to a smooth paste in a grinder .(add  little water for the right consistency )
Keep in the fridge for few hours  or over night for best result .
Add baking pwd or soda and beat for 2  minutes.
Add ginger paste ,onion  ,pepper ,cumin seeds and green chilli ,corriander leaves
and curry leaves .Mix and add salt .
Heat oil in deep pan or wok and fry the vadas in hot oil .
The shape of vadas  -( wet your palm and put 1 spoonful of vada mix on your palm and with a wet finger  make a hole in the middle  and then fry them in hot oil .
Enjoy  hot vadas with coconut and onion chutni .

Coconut Chutni :
Ingredients :
Coconut - 110 gms -11 tbsp ,
Curry leaves - 5 or 6 ,
Corriander leaves -2 tbsp ,
Ginger grated -1 tsp ,
Green chilli -1 ,
Roasted gram flour -1 tbsp ,
Curd -1 tbsp ,
Salt - to taste ,

Ingredients for tempering :
Mustard seeds -1 tsp ,
Dried red chilli -1 ,
Hing -a pinch ( optional )
Curry leaves -4 ,
Water -125 ml ,
Oil - 1 tsp.
Method :
Grate  the  coconut  and then add the above ingredients and run  the grinder for a minute to make a paste .
Take out in a bowl and do the tempering .Taste salt .
Best eaten with dosa ,idli and vadas .