Squash Vada

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups urad dal (split black gram)

Oil for frying

Salt to taste
2 medium yellow squash, grated with peel

5-6 green chilies, finely chopped

3-4 teaspoons, cilantro (coriander) leaves, chopped

Directions:

The urad dal needs to be soaked in water for two hours. After its finished soaking, drain the water from the urad dal and grind it into a thick, smooth batter in a blender. Only add a little water to the urad dal when blending so that the batter isn’t too watery. Add the chopped chilies, cilantro and grated yellow squash to the batter.

Heat a deep frying pan with oil. Once the oil is hot, add the salt to the batter.  Grease a plastic sheet and put a small ball of the batter on it. Flatten the batter some, and poke a hole in the center like a doughnut. Drop the ring into the pan. Repeat with the rest of the batter, reduce the heat of the oil to medium and fry until the Vadas have turned a golden brown color.

These Vadas can be served with tamarind dips, ketchup or mint. 

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