Medu Vada

Ingredients
Urad Dal - 1 cup
Jeera (Cumin Seeds) - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Baking Powder - 1/2 tbsp
Oil - 2 tbsp

Procedure
The the urad dal in a bowl and wash well. Add water to it and set aside for 3 hours. Remove the excess water from the bowl and put this in a Grinder/Mixture jar. Grind well for a thick paste/batter. Add cumin seeds, salt to taste, baking powder to the batter and mix well. Take a butter paper and on it take a small amount of the batter. Give it a thick circular shape to it and in the middle of the circle make a hole with your index finger. Parallely take a deep frying pan and heat the oil With care remove this vada from the butter paper and deep fry in the heated oil on medium flame. Keep it moving in the oil till the vada is fried golden brown. And your delicious vada's are ready to serve.

Author's Note
Medu vada goes so very well with the red chilli chutney, coconut chutney, idli chutney and sambhar.