Sweet Vada

Sweet Vada / Jaggery vada/ Vella Vadai / Bellam Garelu/ Teepi Garelu / Indian style donuts.  
A simple mild sweet Vada with just 3 ingredients. 

Makes : 15 

Ingredients:

• Whole urad dal - 1 cup
• Jaggery/Vellam (grated) -  3/4 cup
• Salt - pinch
• Oil - for deep frying 

Method:

1. Wash and soak Urad dal for 4 hrs
2. Drain water from urad dal and dry it using a paper towel
3. Grind urad dal to coarse paste without adding water in Mixie / Blender
4. Now add grated jaggery,  pinch of salt and keep grinding to a smooth paste (No water required) 
5. Apply oil in hands and use a greased flat plate/ ziploc sheet
6. Make small lime sized ball of the dough and flatten with a hole in the center
7. Deep fry in hot oil on low flame till its golden brown on both sides
8. Repeat it for remaining dough
9. Serve hot and enjoy.

Inspired from Spicy Chilly, which has the original version using Aatu kal (grinding stone). Thank You!! Barathy for this lovely sweet vada as we kept searching for the right measurement and we finally made it using Mixie/blender.