Ingredients:

• 200 ml – Urad Dal
• 2 – green chillies. finely chopped
• 1 inch piece – ginger, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp – thin Coconut bits
• 6 – curry leaves, roughly chopped
• 1/2 tsp – salt
• 250 ml – oil

Method:

1. Wash and soak urad dal for 2 hours. Drain out the water completely.
2. Grind urad dal into a thick and smooth paste in a mixer in 2 batches. Add 2 tbsp of water during grinding. It should be a thick batter.
3. Transfer the vada batter into another flat bowl and mix it with chopped green chilli, ginger, curry leaves, coconut bits and salt. Mix all the ingredients well with a thick tbsp until all the ingredients are well combined.
4. Heat oil in a frying pan. Reduce heat to medium and wait for 1 minute. Do not fry on high heat. Drop a tsp of the ambado batter and fry till it is golden in colour on both sides.
5. Drain and place it on a kitchen towel. Serve as an evening snack with green chutney.
6. Recipe Courtesy: Niya’s World

Recipe courtesy of Niya