Sunday, July 22, 2012

Ulunthu Vadai / Bonda

Mj's Message : If you are able to put hole in middle of this batter its Vadai or its bonda... That is the life

Ingredients

  1. Ulunthu / urad dal - 1 cup
  2. 10 Small Onions or 1 Big Onions
  3. Ginger - 1 inch
  4. Green Chillies  - 4
  5. Pepper corns - 1tbl spn
  6. Salt for taste
  7. Oil - 100gm to 200 gm
Batter Making

  • Soak the Ulunthu or urad dal for 10 to 20mins in water (after washing)
  • Filter the water out of the soaked Urad dal and grind in Grinder or Mixer
  • While grinding make sure that the batter is gives the consistency of tooth paste
  • So just sprankle water on it

Mixing

  • Chop the small onions finely, add to the batter
  • Chop the green chillies add to the batter
  • Chop the Ginger finely add to the batter
  • Add Salt to your taste
  • Add the pepper corn
  • Mix well with hand
Cooking

  • Heat the pan , with oil, make sure oil is well heated (don't insert your finger and test, just add a drop of batter to test the oil's heat)

Take small amount of batter and make ball, flat it, if possible make a hole in the hand. Put in the hot oil(take care of your hand)


Make sure it is fried to golden color , then take it out.... Served best with Cocunut Chutney


Final Product



You can call it as Vadai or Bonda.... But this is a bachelor Cook :)

Update 1 :

Add rice flour, if its watery as Sunan told, more the water it will consume more oil

Update 2 :

Actually this was fried by my முதன்மை இணை இயக்குனர்  , Mr. Esakki Muthu