Lentil Balls
MEDUWADAI
2 cups urad dal a few curry leaves
4 green chillies oil as needed
a pinch of asafoetida   salt to taste
a pinch of soda bicarb 
* Soak the urad dal in water for 8 hours.
* Clean and grind to a smooth dry paste.
* Add chopped green chillies, asafoetida, soda bicarb, salt and curry leaves.Add two tablespoons of hot water.
* Mix throughly and make small lemon-sized balls, flatten and make a hole in the centre of each.Only a few should be made at a time preferly one by one should be dropped in hot oil.
* Deep fry in the batches till golden brown. Drain and serve with coconut chutney or sambhar.