Milagu Vadai | Anjaneyar Kovil Vadai

Milagu vadai or Anjaneyar kovil vadai is a very traditional prasadham made during Hanuman jayanthi.it is a very crispy and tasty vadai made with urud dhal and

pepper.It is very easy to make and can be stored for a week.Check out how to make Anjaneyar kovil vadai below.

Ingredients

Urad dhal-1 cup

Pepper-1-2 tsp

Ghee-1 tsp

Rice flour-2 tsp

Asafoetida-a pinch

Salt to taste
Hot oil-1 tsp 

Oil for deep frying

Method

👉Wash and soak the urad dhal for 30 mins.

👉Drain the water completely and grind the dhal along with salt and pepper coarsely DoNotAdd Water for grinding.

👉Transfer the mixture to a bowl add rice flour, ghee and 1 tsp of hot oil and mix everything well.

👉Heat oil for deep frying.

👉Now place a small lemon sized balls of the dough on greased plantain leaf or plastic sheet and flatten it with your palms (grease your palms too) and make a hole in the centre.

👉Deep fry the vadas in medium flame until golden brown colour and till the oil stops bubbling.

👉Drain the excess oil from vadai using a tissue paper.

👉Yummy ,traditional crispy milagu vadai for Anjaneyar Jayanthi is ready.

Preparation time-30 mins
Yield- 15-18 vadai depending on size

Note-
Donot soak the dhal for more than 30 minutes.
If the batter is too sticky and doesn't come off the plastic sheet or plantain leaf add 1 tsp rice flour mix well and then make vadai and also grease the leaf or sheet well with oil.
Do Not Add Water For Grinding.
Grind the urud dhal and pepper coarsely and not smooth.