Thayir Vadai Recipe

Preparation Direction

• STEP 1.Soak whole white urad dal for about 2 hours and strain out the water.

Cooking Directions

• STEP 1.Into the chopper, add ½ cup soaked whole white urad dal, 1 inch ginger, 2 green chillies chopped, ½ tsp asafoetida (hing), salt to taste, 2 tbsp water. Blend to get a thick smooth batter. Transfer the batter to a mixing bowl.
• STEP 2.Heat the paniyaram pan and drizzle oil inthe cavities. Spoon the batter into each cavity. Cover the pan for about a minute and cook on medium heat till the tops of the vadais are steaming . Then remove the cover and flip over each vadai to ensure that they cook evenly on both sides and are cooked through.
• STEP 3.Remove from the pan and keep aside.
• STEP 4.For the tadka, in a preheated pan add 1 tsp oil, ½ tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp split white urad dal and 2 dry red chillies broken. Saute on low heat and allow the seeds to crackle and the dal to turn golden and crip. Add 1 sprig curry leaf torn so the flavours come through. Turn off the heat and keep aside.
• STEP 5.In a large serving bowl add c, whisk it till it is smooth and there are no lumps. Add ¼ cup freshly grated coconut and the tadka. Mix together with a little water to get the consistency of a thick lassi.
• STEP 6.Add the vadais into the curds and refrigerate for a few hours to allow the vadai to soak well in the curd.
• STEP 7.Serve topped with crunchy boondi.