Aawada / Dahi wada / perugu garelu ...south indian style

Aavadalu / perugu gaarelu are fried urad dhal balls soaked in spicy yogurt mixture. It's a famous south Indian especially Andhra delicacy.

Ingredients:

1 cup urad dhal(minapappu),(soaked at least for 6 hours)

4 cups yogurt,

2 tsp urad dal,

2 tsp channa dhal,
2tsp mustard seeds,

1tsp cumin seeds,
curry leaf,
2 red chillies,

2 green chillies,
1tsp turmeric,

1tbs oil,

salt to taste.

recipe:

1. Blend yogurt well with hand blender.


2. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan and do the seasoning adding the urad dhal,mustard seeds,cumin seeds,green chili ,red chili and curry leaves.


3. Pour this seasoning into blended yogurt ,add salt and mix well.


4. wash urad dhal and grind it using little water.It should be like a thick paste.


5. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan .


6. Take a polythene paper(like Ziploc) wet a little and place a small ball of urad dhal on it.


7. Flatten it using your fingers and make a hole in center.


8. Transfer it to your hand from paper and drop carefully into oil.


9. Fry it till it becomes golden brown.


10. Transfer fried wada into a bowl of water and quickly transfer it into yougurt mixture.
11. Soak them for 2 hours and enjoy.