My five year old has a hard time differentiating between “adai” and “vadai”. Although both are made with lentils, adai is basically a lentil pancake whereas vadais are deep fried. I taught her the difference by saying that adai is like dosai and she seemed to have caught on to it. Deep fried snacks are quite addictive and this is no exception. Vadai is a deep fried Indian snack made with lentils and spices. You can find one version of vadai here; the version my mom makes and it is made with just one kind of lentil. “Mysore” is a city in India and this vadai has a mixture of lentils and is sure to be a crowd pleaser. The outer layer is crunchy from the deep frying and the inside is soft and loaded with nuts and cilantro. This version does not include onion although we normally add it to our usual vadais. Off to the recipe.

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1. Soak the dals for a couple of hours.2. Take ginger and green chillies in a blender.3. Blend well.4. To it add the soaked dals and salt.5. Blend to a coarse mixture without adding water. 6. Add cilantro, curry leaves and cashews.7. Mix well.8. Take a small portion of mixture.9. Flatten it.10. Heat oil and drop the flattened pieces in it and deep fry until they are cooked and golden brown.11. Vadais are ready to be removed from oil.12. Remove and drain on paper towels.
Addictive snack ready.
Enjoy!