Gummadikaaya Pachi Vadiyalu - AshGourd Vada

Ingredients:
1 Kg - AshGourd
1/4th Kg - Urad Dal
20 - Medium size Green Chillies
[Or adjust per your taste]
1 TeaSpoon - Hing
Salt As per your taste
2 TableSpoons - Rice Flour
Oil for Deep frying



Procedure:
1. Soak Urad dal for 2 hours.
2. Grind urad dal and green chillies. The batter should be thick and soft.
3. Peel the AshGourd and remove the seeds and soft portions.
4. Cut them into 2 inch long pieces.
5. Add AshGourd pieces into the urad dal batter.
6. Add hing, salt, rice flour.

AshGourd

Batter

7. Mix the batter well.
8. Heat oil for deep frying.
9. Take the batter and press them between your fingers to get vada shape and drop them into the oil
10. Vada's have to be cooked on medium flame, otherwise the inside part will not be cooked properly.
11. Fry them and server hot.

Note:
If the batter comes out thin add another table spoon of rice flour to get the right consistency. 

Serving Suggestions:
- You can serve them directly.
- You can also sprinkle chat powder on them and serve.
- You can also serve these vada's with plain rice and ghee.