Methu Vadai

Ingredients
Urud dal - 3/4 cup
Raw rice - 1 tblsp
Onion - 1
Curry leaves - 1 spring
Coriander leaves - 1 tblsp
Green chilly - 1
Ginger - 1 tsp
Salt
Oil to fry

Preparation
1. Soak dal and rice in water for 1 hr to 2 hrs. Grind with less water to a smooth thick batter. If you drop little bit of the batter in water it should float.
2. Chop onion, curry leaves, ginger, green chilly and coriander. Mix with batter and add salt.
3. Heat oil in pan. Keep water in a small cup. Wet hand with water completely. Take little batter and make a ball shape. Press and make a hole in center with thump. Drop it in oil.  Fry until both sides turn golden brown.

Note
1. Adding rice is to make vadai more crisp. Simplest version will be  just urud dal, water, salt and  whole pepper. Off course oil to fry!
2. Wet hands in water each time to prepare vadai. You can use banana leaf or plastic sheets for making vadai shape. Coat them with water and place batter on it, press and make a hole in center and drop in oil.
But I am bit lazy! so I stick to make vadai using just wet hands and do little compromise with shape!
3. Batter should be thick and smooth. If thin then it will consume more oil.
4. If oil is not hot enough or you are frying many in less oil then also vadai will consume more oil.
5. If batter is thin add some rice flour and adjust!