Ingredients
1. White urad dal (1c)
2. oil (for deep frying)
3. crushed black peppercorn (1tsp)
4. curry leaves (8-10)
5. asafoetida (1/4c)
6. salt (to taste)
7. cumin seeds (1tsp)

Method of preparation:-
1. Take urad dal, wash it and drain it. Soak it in a bowl for 6 hours or for overnight. Grind the soaked dal in a grinder to a fine paste. Add curry leaves, crushed peppercorn, cumin seeds, asafoetida and salt to the batter and mix them well.

2. Take a Kadai, place it over heat. Heat the oil in it. Take some batter in your palm and make a ball of it and then make a hole in the center of the ball of batter to give the shape of a doughnut. Now this is called a vada.

3. Now put these vadas in hot oil in the Kadai and then deep fry them over medium heat until the vadas get golden brown and crispy. After frying serve them hot with coconut chutney or sambhar.