Author Notes
Black gram lentil is commonly used in India. has loads of Phosphorus and Calcium. It is also a good source of Protein and Carbohydrates.
Its Hanuma Jayanthi today and I decided to make "Milagu Vada" garland for Lord Hanuman. I was scared as it might be a difficult task to get the right (padham) consistency of the dough. Thanks to my mom. She told me exactly how I could make it the authentic way with some tips. So lets make Milagu Vada for Lord Hanuman. Sri Ramajeyam! :) —yMarni
Ingredients
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1 cup
Urad Dhal/ Black Lentil/ Vigna mungo
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1 teaspoon
Black Pepper corns, whole
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1/2 teaspoon
Cumin seeds
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1 teaspoon
Rice Flour
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1 teaspoon
Salt
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2 cups
Canola Oil, Any preferable oil to fry
Directions
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Soak Urad dhal(type of lentil) for just 20 mins. This is also called as Blackgram dhal.
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Drain the water and grind it coarsely with absolutely no water. I used a food processor. It worked much better than a blender.
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Pulse the black pepper corns and cumin in a spice grinder until they are coarsely ground.
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Mix the coarsely ground urad dhal, black pepper corns, cumin with salt and a tsp of rice flour.
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Grease a plastic cover like a ziplock cover or banana leaf as it is traditionally used with some oil/ clarified butter.
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Make golf size balls of of the prepared dough.
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Press this ball flat on the greased surface. It may not be really thin.
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Fry this in medium temperature oil.
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