Dahi Vada Recipe

• • Soaking Time
  • 4 Hrs
 
• • Prep Time
  • 15 Minutes
 
• • Cook Time
  • 20 Minutes
 
• • Servings
  • 4 People

Ingredients For Dahi Vada Recipe
For Vada
Black lentils (Urad dal)	1 cup
Green chilli, chopped (hari mirch)	1 tea spoon
Ginger (adrak), chopped	1” piece
Cumin seeds (jeera)	½ tea spoon
Asafoetida (hing)	a pinch
Salt (namak)	to taste
For Curd
Curd (Dahi)	2 cup
Castor sugar (chini)	2 table spoon
Red chilli (lal mirch) powder	as required
Roasted cumin powder (bhuna jeera) powder	1 tea spoon
Black salt (kala namak)	to taste
Salt (namak)	to taste

Method

• 1.First pick and then rinse the lentils for 3-4 times in water and soak it for 4 hours.
• 2.Drain and add the lentils in a wet grinder also add chopped green chillies, chopped ginger, cumin seeds & asafoetida.
• 3.Now add little water and grind it to a smooth batter. Take the ground batter in a bowl; stir the batter briskly for a couple of minutes. This makes the batter more light and fluffy.
• 4.Now heat a pan with oil for deep frying. When the oil becomes medium hot, add spoonfuls of the batter in the oil.
• 5.When vadas become pale golden from the base and sides, you can turn them. Fry the vadas till they become golden and crisp. Drain on paper towels.
• 6.In bowl heat water with salt, black salt and roasted cumin seed powder. Now add the vadas to the water and soak it for 15-20 minutes.
• 7.Take each vada and flatten and press between your palms to remove excess water. Place these vadas in the serving bowl.
• 8.Whisk yogurt till smooth add little salt, black salt and castor sugar in it. Pour the yogurt over the vadas.
• 9.Top with the coriander chutney and tamarind chutney of your choice. Sprinkle the red chilli powder, roasted cumin powder, and black salt.
• 10.Garnish dahi vada with chopped coriander leaves.
• 11.Serve dahi vada immediately or refrigerate and serve later.