Method: Channa dal (kadalai paruppu) 1/2 cup Toor dal 2 tblsp Vazhaipoo chopped 3/4 cup Red chilli 4 Fennel seeds(sombu) 1 tsp Salt as needed Onion 1-2 Curry leaves few Oil for deep frying
Soak the channa dal and toor dal in water for an hour. After an hour drain the water and grind the dal coarsely along with red chilli and sombu. Do not add water while grinding.
Just before making the vadai, add finely chopped onions,chopped vazhaipoo, salt and curry leaves. Mix well. Now the vazhaipoo vadai mix is ready.
Click here to see how i cleaned the vazhipoo Keep the oil hot. Put a small piece of batter to this and if it fluffs up immediately, the oil is ready. Bring it to medium. make the dough into small patties. Carefully put them into the oil. You can put 4-5 vadais in the oil depending on the size of the pan.
Let them fry till golden brown and take this out. Drain this in a kitchen towel.
Serve hot always. Even with curd rice this vadai tastes awesome.
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