INGREDIENTS
Onion 3
Green chilies 3
Gram flour 4 tsp
Rice flour 1 tsp
Ginger crushed 1 tsp
Curry leaves 1 spring
Chilly powder 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida powder 1/4 tsp
Salt as required
Chop onions into thin slices in length wise. Chop the green chillie, curry leaves and ginger. Crush the ginger or you can add ginger paste.
Add Chilly powder, Asafoetida powder and salt. Mix it well and keep it aside for ten minutes. Let the onion absorb the masala finely.
flour, one small spoon of sugar and mix it well. Sugar here is meant for making the vada crispy. Its optional.
Check the onion mix. Now the salt and all other masala's would have absorbed by the onion. Add this mix into the flour and make a thick batter. No need of adding water as the onion mix will be in liquid state. If water is required, sprinkle to make batter. Don't pour. If water exceeds, there is no solution. So be careful.
Take a deep pan, pour enough oil and heat it. When the oil is hot reduce the flame and pour spoonfuls of batter into the oil. You can even pour by hand making a circular batter. Fry the vadas by turning both sides till it turn golden brown
Yummy and crispy vada is very good combination to have with tea.