Methu Vada / Curd Vada / Dhahi vada

Methu vada or Ulunthu vada is one of the famous snack or breakfast item in South India. In Tamil Nadu, Idly, Vada, Pongal is a very common breakfast item. Methu vada is prepared with urad dal batter. It is given as prasadam in one of the Navrathri festival days. If we are not preparing in Navrathri time, we can use onion also. It is very tasty and simple recipe. In methu vada, i am making curd vada. This can get from most of the restaurants in South and North India. We can add spicy boondhi also. Let us see how to prepare the tasty and simple Methu vada and Curd vada. 

Basic information :

Preparation time	:	15 Mins
Cooking time	:	10 Mins
Serve for	:	4 Persons

Ingredients :

Urad dal	:	100 Gm
Grated ginger	:	2 Tsp
Black pepper	:	2 Tsp
Salt	:	1 Tsp
Curry leaves	:	Few
Oil	:	For fry
For curd vada	:
Curd	:	1/2 Lr
Salt	:	1/2 Tsp
Chilly powder	:	2 Pinch
Chat masala	:	2 Pinch
Coriander leaves	:	Few

Method :

Rinse the urad dal and soak for minimum 30 minutes.

Grind the soaked urad dal nicely in grinder. (We can add ginger while grinding time itself). Add grated ginger, black pepper, chopped curry leaves and salt.

Mix well and take a small size ball and put it in oil greased paper and make hole in center. We can made it with using our hands also.

Heat oil in a pan, fry the vada in well heated oil in both sides.

After fried well, transfer to the serving plate and serve hot..

Making curd vada :

Take a bowl of water and add the fried vada and soak for 1 minute.

Mix curd well, add salt and soaked vada.

When we serving, in a bowl, take 2or3 pieces of curd vada with curd, add chopped coriander leaves, pinch of chilly powder, chat masala powder and serve..

Try this yummy recipe and enjoy the good taste.. Please share your valuable commands...