ONION VADAGAM

Preparation Method :

• Peel the onions and cut into very fine pieces.
• Cut the garlic, green chillies and curry leaves finely.
• Soak the urad dhal for 20 minutes. Drain the water and grind it with salt and red chillies to a very smooth paste by using little water in a wet grinder.
• After taking out add minced onion, green chillies, garlic, curry leaves, mustard seeds, jeera, and turmeric powder, asafoetida and gingelly oil.
• Mix well spread a mat or thick polythene sheet in a Terrace open to sky.
• Take a small quantity and keep one by one on the mat or polythene sheet.
• Once done, Keep weight on all the four sides to protect the polythene sheet from the wind. Keep all vadagam mix by the above way, dry them under the direct sun.
• It will take minimum of 2 days to dry well.
• After dried, keep the dried vadagam in an airtight container.
• Whenever needed, heat the kadai with oil and fry the vadagams.
• It should be fried in a medium heat only. Take care not to be get burnt.