Ulunthu Vadai (Split black lentils Vadai)
By: Navaneetham Krishnan
Published: Monday, January 13, 2014 - 7:11am

Ingredients




1 cup ulunthu/split black lentils - soaked overnight and grind/blend to a smooth consistency with water.
(Note: add water bit by bit because the paste must come together to shape it as a doughnut)
1 green chili - sliced
1 red chili - sliced
1 tsp cumin seeds - crushed
1 tsp black pepper seeds -crushed
5 shallots - sliced/chopped
2-3 sprigs curry leaves - sliced/chopped
1-2 sprigs spring onion - sliced/chopped
1-2 sprigs coriander leaves - sliced/chopped
Salt for taste
Oil for frying

Preparation

1 Mix all the ingredients together except for oil 2 Wet hands, take a bit of the paste, flatten and made a hole in the center using your finger. 3 Continue doing the same for the rest of the paste. 4 Deep fry and remove.

About

Fried crispy savory Indian snack which is nice as a closing over a vegetarian meal.