Ulli Garelu or Onion Medu Vada is a traditional favourite breakfast and snack of south india which is a doughnut shaped lentil fritter.
Prep Time3 hourshrs30 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Total Time4 hourshrs
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 20to 25 Garelu/Vadas
Author: Padma
Ingredients
To Grind:
1CupWhole Black gramUrad dal or Minapa pappu
2Teaspoonsraw rice
1inchchopped ginger
To season the batter:
1large onionfinely chopped
2 to 3green chillies finely chopped
A spring of curry leavesfinely chopped
½cupfinely chopped coriander
1teaspooncumin seeds
Required Salt
To deep-fry:
Required oil for deep-frying
Instructions
Grinding Lentils:
Clean the lentils using runing water 2 to 3 times to remove any impurities..
Soak lentils along with rice and ginger in plenty of water for about 3 hours.
Grind lentils in a mixer or stone grinder to a thick paste.
Use very little water grind the soaked lentils into paste or thick batter (see notes).
Seasoning the batter:
Take the batter in a bowl and add all the ingredients under the heading “To season the batter”.
Mix it well with your hand to incorporate all the stuff into the batter.
Deep-frying:
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan over medium heat.
Wet your hands and make small balls out of batter. Flatten the ball and make a hole at the centre and gently slide it into the oil.
Alternatively you can take the ball of batter on a plastic cover by wetting your hands occasionally and form a disc shape. Place a hole in the center and drop them into hot oil for deep-frying.
Drop the garelu/vadas carefully into hot oil and deep-fry them on both sides to golden colour.
Transfer Garelu/Vadas on to an absorbent tissue paper to remove excess oil.