Moong Urad Dal Vada Recipe
Cuisine: Indian
Author: EasyRecipes .
Prep time: 6 hours
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 6 hours 30 mins
Ingredients
  • ½ cup of skinned spilt urad dal
  • ½ cup of skinned spilt moong dal
  • half inch piece of ginger
  • 1 green chilly
  • ¼ tsp cumin seed
  • ½ tsp crushed peppercorns (optional)
  • 1 tbsp curry leaves/kadi patta
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves (optional)
  • a pinch of asafoetida/hing
  • salt
  • water
Instructions
  1. soak the lentils overnight or for 5-6 hours.
  2. drain and then grind with ginger, green chilli and asafoetida.
  3. add very little water while grinding.
  4. the batter should be thick, smooth and fluffy.
  5. add salt, cumin seeds, crushed peppercorns, curry leaves and coriander leaves to the batter.
  6. you can also add some semolina to the batter, about 1 tbsp.
  7. heat oil and drop spoonfuls of the batter in the oil.
  8. deep fry the vadas till golden brown and crisp.
  9. remove with a slotted spoon and drain the moong urad dal vadas on paper tissues to remove excess oil.
  10. serve moong urad dal vada hot with some coconut chutney or green chutney.
Notes
the key to get soft urad dal or moong dal vadas is the soaking time. soaking overnight or soaking at least for 5-6 hours helps in making the vadas soft.

another important factor is grinding. when grinding stirring the batter and adding water in intervals helps in making soft & light vadas.
Recipe by Mithila.net at http://www.mithila.net/snacks/moong-urad-dal-vada-recipe-11478.html