Melagu Vadai

Ingredients : Urad dal white – 1 glass

                      Rice Flour – 4 tsp

                      Butter – 2 tblsp

                      Pepper – 2 tsp

                      Jeera - 2 tea spoons

                      Curry Leaves- 8/10 strands

                      Salt to taste

                      Oil - for frying

Method :  Make a course pd of Pepper, jeera and Curry Leaves keep aside. Soak the urad dal in water for 1 hr. Remove the water and spread the dal in cotton cloth. Allow it to dry for an hour or two.

Now divide into 2 portions the dal and add one portion of dal in the mixie  to this add 1 tblsp of butter  grind it. Donot add water. Grind  a course mixture . Same way grind , rest of the dal also.

To this mixture add the pepper , jeera pd, Curry leaves, Rice flour , salt and mix well .Heat oil in a kadai.  Apply oil in the hands as the batter will be very sticky. Make small balls of the batter and keep them ready. Now take a ball   apply oil and press to thin vadai in  plastic paper  and make a hole in middle .

Deep fry these vadas in oil. Keep oil on a Medium flame. You can put 6-8 vadas together. Flip over and remove when they are light  brown.  Can be kept for 2-3 weeks in air tight container