ఆవడలు/పెరుగు వడలు: Aavadalu/Perugu Vadalu- Fried black gram donuts soaked in yogurt

INGREDIENTS:

1.Black gram dal..................1 cup.

2.Yogurt....................1 cup.

3.Oil......................................for deep fry.

4.Mustard seeds....................1 t sp.

5.Red chilly............................2

6.Green chilly..........................3.

7.Ginger....................................1"

8.Sugar......................................1 tsp.

9.Salt..........................................as per taste.

10Turmeric................................1/4 sp.

11.Curry leaves/cilantro or both.

METHOD:

1.Soak black gram dal for 2 to 3 hrs. only. For vadas it should not be soaked over night, as in dosas.Do not throw away all the soaked water. keep some.

2.Using the soaked water, grind dal into a smooth paste. adding little of that, at a time. The ready batter must be thick and fine.

3.Make the paste of ginger,green chilly.

4.Add ginger, chilly  paste, to curd in a bowl. put salt, turmeric, sugar, mix well.

5.Keeping the small pan on stove, put 1 tbl sp oil (if available little ghee also). Heat it. put red chilly cut in small pieces, then mustard, aseofotida, lastly curry leaves. When it flutters add to the curd. keep aside covered. now we have to prepare vadas.

6.In a bigger pan put oil for deep frying. Oil should be hot. 

7.Keep a vessel ready with cold water.

8.Take thick plastic sheet. may be 6''/6'' size. wet this on top side, also wet your hand with water, take batter little, a size of big lemon, press it on the sheet, again dipping hand in the water, press it lightly.Making a hole in the center is optional. Olden days this is done on banana leaf. 

suppose one feels confident, can do it with hands only. Instead of plastic sheet use only hands. 

Wet your left hand palm with water, dip your right hand in water, take the batter keep it on wet left palm. now press it lightly. you can make a hole with right finger in the center. when this is ready, slowly drop it in the oil. You can put 3 or 4 at a time, depending on the size of the pan. with out getting burn, turn it. The colour should be red. 

9.Keep another bowl of water ready. taking few at a time put them in water. take out immediately and squeeze out water, keeping between both the palms. Now put these vadas in the ready yogurt. Dip them nicely and arrange in another serving plate.

10. Make all in the same way. They are tasty and soft.

11.Nearly 20 perugu vadalu will come.