Ulutha vadai

My mom has always been an expert in cooking. She cooks delicious dishes and we enjoy them daily. 

The only dish she can never get it right, is the Medu vadai (the only we call as ulutha vadai). Ironically, this is one of my favorite dish. All these years, whenever my mom has tried to prepare this dish, it has ended in a disaster. Either it is too oily or very hard. She used to give up on it and make bondas instead of vadais.

That is the reason, whenever my grand mom is around, she makes it a point to make this vadai for me. She knows that I like them and always cooks them. I have tried to ask my grandmom (on behalf of my mother) on what mistake we have been doing. Even though she explained, my mom never gets them right.

So, it was a surprise when two months back, amma made this vadai and it was just perfect. I was jumping in glee, proud that my mother had finally mastered the art of making ulutha vadai. My mother was herself surprised and tried to remember what she had done to make it right.

I just walked in to the kitchen room today when my mom was frying something. I had a hunch and looked into the cooking vessel. And what did I find, ulutha vadai. They were perfectly made!!!

Me: Amma, you are making ulutha vadae. Wow!!

My mom(*beaming with pride*) : yes.  

Me: you have become an expert, amma. they look so nice.

My mom: yes. ana kannu vetkathe. yetho ippolaam nalla varuthu

Me: ok ok. no problem.

She finally finished frying all of them and we got to eat those delicious vadais. They were perfect in shape and were delicious!!! I just love my mom 💓