Medu Vada

Description

 * Ethnicity - South Indian
 * Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner

Ingredients

 * 1 cup: urad dal
 * 1 big piece: ginger
 * 3 no: Green chilli's
 * 1/2 tsp: pepper corns
 * 1 tsp: hing
 * A few: curry leaves
 * oil for deep frying
 * salt to taste

Directions

 * 1) Soak the urad dal in water for an hour.
 * 2) Grind to a paste all the ingredients except oil with as little oil as possible.
 * 3) Refrigerate the batter for an hour.
 * 4) Heat oil in deep pan for deep frying.
 * 5) Shape into Vadas and deep fry on both sides till brown.
 * 6) Serve hot.