Bhaga shastra gives ingredient measurements in measurement systems used in ancient times. Hence please use the conversion guidelines below to convert it into modern measurement systems. When giving this recipe, we are not rounding any measurements in the modern units, so as to avoid any deviations from the Bhaga Shastra. 

Bhaga Shastra Units Conversion

1 Padi – 1500 gms or 1.5 kgs approx.

1 Palam – 35 gms approx.

1 R.e (Rupee Equivalent) – 4.8 gms approx.

1. Wash black gram and Soak it in water for 2 hours. 
2. After soaking for 2 hours, drain the water and add salt. 
3. Grind the ingredients into a smooth paste. 
4. The batter should be of thick consistency like butter, to be able to mould into lemon size balls or pat into a disk shape on a leaf  like butter. Keep aside.
5. Grate the ginger, remove the stalk off of the red chillies and clean the coriander leaves by removing the roots. 
6. Add all these items with hing/asafoetida  and grind it into a paste, adding little water. 
7. Squeeze the paste and add the extraction in the black gram batter. 
8. Next add butter and mix the batter well. 
9. Heat oil in a frying pan. 
10. Take a banana leaf and apply little water on it. Take a lemon sized ball of the batter and flatten it on the leaf. Make a hole in the centre and drop it into the hot oil slowly. 
11. Add 7-8 such flattened vada into the oil. Turn the vadas, when one side of it becomes slightly golden colour. 
12. Once the vadas are fried well, remove it from the oil and place it on a rack or kitchen towel to drain off excess oil.
13. Repeat the process for the rest of the batter. 
14. Naivedyam is ready. Offer it to Swamiji and receive his blessings!

Urad dal vada can be fried in ghee or oil. This is best served with coconut chutney.