Dahi Vada is one of the popular Indian chat menu. The main ingredients to prepare this tasty recipe are urad dal for preparing vada and the hot vada is soaked in Dahi ( also called as Curd or Yoghurd) tempered with mustard, cumin and asafoetida. This tastes great and has a high calorific value. Check out the recipe here..!
Ingredients
Preparation of Vada
Urad dal - 2 cup
Oil - 200 ml
Green chilly - 2
Onion sliced - 2
Asafoetida pwd - ¼ tsp
Salt to taste
Curry and coriander leaves
Preparation of Dahi Vada
Dahi (Curd or Yoghurd) - 1 cup
Cashew - 4 to 5
Green chilly - 2
Oil - 1 tbsp
Grated coconut pieces - 1 small cup
Kasakasa - 1 tbsp
Mustard - ¼ tsp
Cumin - ½ tsp
Asafoetida - ¼ tsp
Curry leaves - 4 to 5
Coriander leaves - handful
Grated carrot - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
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Instructions
1.
Preparation of Vada
2.
Wash and soak urad dal with 1 tbsp raw rice in water for 20 mins.
3.
Stain it to drain water and grind in mixer by adding green chilly, salt.
4.
Sprinkle water to it and grind to thick batter.
5.
The secret of crispy vada lies in the texture of batter only, the batter shouldn’t be very tight or watery.
6.
Transfer this batter in a bowl, add asafoetida pwd, chopped onion, curry and coriander leaves.
7.
Combine them well.
8.
Heat oil in a fry pan, take a small amount of batter, make it ball, flatten it.
9.
Deep fry this in hot oil.
10.
Roll it to the other side and simmer the flame, fry vada to golden brown.
11.
Preparation of Dahi Vada
12.
Take the deep fried Vada in a bowl and add little hot water, so that it soften.
13.
In a small bowl, add 1 cup of curd, add salt and mix well.
14.
Take cashew, green chilli, grated coconut pieces, kasakasa and grind in mixer to fine paste by drizzling water to it.
15.
Now add this paste to curd.
16.
Heat 1 tbsp oil, temper with mustard, cumin, asafoetida, curry leaves.
17.
Transfer this to curd and combine.
18.
Drop the vada (softened) in the curd and soak for 10 to 15 mins.
19.
Garnish with grated carrot, chopped coriander sprinklings.
20.
Delicious mouth watery Dahi Vada ready to delight your taste buds.