Ulli Vada

Ingredients

Onion – ½ kg sliced thinly
Coriander Leaves -1/2 cup chopped
Green Chilli-4 chopped
Ginger Garlic Paste -1 tblspn
Kadala Mavu-1 cup
Rice Flour – ½ cup
Curry leaves – 2 spring
Jeerakam -1 tblspn
Turmeric Powder -1 tsp
Chilli Powder-2 tsp or to taste
Baking Soda -1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying + 1 tblspn for adding in batter

Method

In a mixing bowl add sliced onions, green chilli, curry leaves, cilantro, salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder, baking soda, fennel seeds and mix well with your hands.
You should mix this really well so that the water from the onions start to come out. After mixing this leave it aside for 5 mins.
Add gram flour & rice flour a spoonful at a time and mix well..This vada don’t need any  additional water, the moisture in this onions is enough for making the batter.
Now heat a tablespoon of oil and pour it in the batter and mix well.This batter should be a  think one, so that you can form dumplings out of it.
Heat oil for deep frying..Make small balls out of this mixture and drop in hot oil.Fry this till golden on a medium flame..This will take around 5-10 mins
Now drain this in a paper towel.Serve hot.