Ingredients

• 500g - split urad dal with husk
• Salt
• Oil to deep fry
• 1 tsp - cumin/jeera
• 10 black pepper, crushed roughly if desired

How to Make Minapa gaarelu (urad dal vada)

• Soak dal for 3 hours, remove husk (not completely),
• Drain water completely and prepare a firm coarse paste along with salt.
• Add pepper and jeera and mix well.
• Make thin vada on a plastic sheet/or a clean wet cloth, put a hole in the centre and deep fry the vada on medium heat till it turns golden brown.
• Place them on a paper napkin to remove extra oil, if any (usually this vada does not absorb oil as the dough is a firm coarse paste).