Medu Vada

White urad dal 1 cup

1 teaspoon chana dal 

ginger 1 small piece

3 green chillies 

turmeric powder half a teaspoon 

coriander leaves finely chopped 2 table spoon.

Curry leaves 8-10 nos.

Oil for deep frying 

Salt to taste

Soak urad dal and chana dal and green chillies for 4 hours.

Wash and  grind into a fine paste use water sparingly.While grinding add salt, ginger and green chillies. 

Add curry leaves,coriander leaves to the batter and mix well.

 Heat oil in a Kadai.

Wet your palms and take batter into the palms ,shape it into a ball and put the batter on a betel leaf or a small piece of banana leaf. Make a hole in the centre. Take it out slowly and put into the hot oil. Or shape into a ball and make a hole with the thumb in the center and put into the hot oil.

 Deep fry the vadas in medium hot oil until golden brown and crisp.

 Serve hot with Sambhar and Coconut chutney.

One can add grated cabbage / finely chopped onions/ pudina/ meithi leaves to the batter 
Approximately this should get you 12 -15 vadas of medium size.