ShareDahi Vada can be an ideal snack on a hot day and can be the perfect accompaniment to other meat or vegetable dishes on a special occasion.
Add the green chillies and salt to this paste.
Lightly whip yoghurt.
To this, add sugar,salt and cumin powder.
Heat oil on medium flame. Grease your palms with oil and put 1 tbsp of the lentil mix in your palm. Make into a donut shape or just fry them as roundels.
Ingredients:
- Urad Daal without skin (black lentils)- 1 1/2 cups
- Salt- to taste
- chillies chopped-2
- Oil- for deep frying
- Thick fresh yoghurt (should not be sour)-3cups
- Cumin powder-1/2tsp
- Red chilli powder- to taste
- Chaat masala-1tbsp
- Suger-1 1/2 tsp
- Chopped corainder leaves- to garnish
- Mustard seeds-1/2tsp
- Asafetida-a pinch
- Whole red chillies-2
- Curry leaves-1string
- Cumin seeds-1/2tsp
Preparation:
Soak the urad daal in water for 6 hours.
Grind it into a paste the next morning. Add few drops of water while grinding. Add the green chillies and salt to this paste.
Lightly whip yoghurt.
To this, add sugar,salt and cumin powder.
Heat oil on medium flame. Grease your palms with oil and put 1 tbsp of the lentil mix in your palm. Make into a donut shape or just fry them as roundels.
Slide each vadas into the hot oil and fry till light golden. Drain and put immediately into a bowl with salted warm water. Allow to soak for 2-3 minutes.
Remove and press gently between your palms. Arrange these vadas in a deep platter as you prepare them.
When all urad daal paste is used up and the the vadas are done as above and in the platter, pour the thick yoghurt mix over them to cover completely. 
Heat 2tsp oil in a pan. Add asafetida, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, broken whole red chillies and curry leaves.
Pour this tempering over the dahi vadas.Mix gently.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves,red chilli powder and chaat masala and chill in the refrigerator for a few hours before serving.
11 comments:
Ms.Chitchat said...
Very delicious, mouth watering dahi vadas. I love these and can have at any time of the day. Ur presentation is perfect.
Sushma Mallya said...
very tempting, my fav and it looks superb anju...
divya said...
Very delicious, mouth watering dahi vadas..
Sayantani Mahapatra Mudi said...
perfect for this season of heat. lov the way you presented it Anju. mouth watering.
Unknown said...
Looks great, yummy !!!
Pavithra Srihari said...
Looks very yummy ... mouthwatering one...
Priya Suresh said...
Slurpp, tempting dahi vada..
Fathima said...
wow... very nice dahi vadas... looks yum and nice presentation..
Malar Gandhi said...
Wow, looks refreshing...same pinch, I posted dahi vada too, couple of days ago:)perfect for this summer, right:)
divya said...
Very delicious, mouth watering dahi vadas.
Hamaree Rasoi said...
Very Tasty and Nicely Presented Dahi vadas. Love it any time during the day .
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi