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VADA(GARELU)


My mom makes the best garelu (vadas). When my mom used to make this delicacy, I used to stand beside and see how she used to make it so round and perfect!!( I wouldn't call it as a herculean task,but its definitely an art!!)


Ingredients:


Urad dal                          3 cups
Green chillies                   5-10
Jeera                                2stp
Salt
Oil
*Thick Polythene sheet ( the ones you get when you purchase pulses are perfect)

Method


Flame: Medium
Time: 30 min

1. Firstly, you need to soak Urad dal in water for atleast 6-7 hours.
2. Drain the water and grind urad dal in the grinder.
3. Approximately, 1(or less than 2) cup/s of water should be enough.
4. Remove it and keep the bater in a bowl.
5. Add chillies, jeera and salt to the bater in the bowl.
6. Mix all the contents well.
7. Now, take a frying pan and pour oil in it.(Oil needs to be really hot, avoids the vadas from sticking to one another).
8. Take the polythene sheet, moist it with water, take a ball of the dal paste and keep it on it.
9. Now, dipping your hand in the water, try to make a circle and a hole is the center.
10. When you try to remove it, try to slide it from the sheet, hold it and place it in the oil.
11. Keep frying until they are golden brown.

And "Garam garam garelu ready!!!!"

Note:

1. Try to grind urad dal with less water, else it becomes too loose.(Try keeping it in the refrigerator, might harden the bater.)
2. You can add ginger,curry leaves,corriander and onions too in the bater.(Always add onions  just before u plan to make the vadas.)
3. Have it with alapuchutney, it tastes yummy.. :)
4. And finally, its all about practice..!!! :) 

Happy cooking!! :)