Dahi Vada

Dahi vada is a yogurt based dish, generally prepared on the festival of holi in India. This can be enjoyed as desert after food or can also be eaten as snack. The main ingredient of it is Urad Dal also known as black gram and curd. So here is the recipe, do try it out.


Ingredients

For Vada

Urad Dal 1/2 Cup
oil for frying 3/4 Cup
Asafoetida/hing 2-3 pinch
Coriander Leaf - 1 tsp chopped
Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Green chilly (optional)
Ginger 1/2 tsp grated

For Curd and Garnish
Curd 1 Cup
Red chilly Powder 1/4 tsp
Roasted Cumin Seeds Powder 1/2 tsp
Chart masala  ( optional)

Method 

Clean urad dal nicely and soak it in water over night. Now grind it with little water into thick paste. Add hing, chopped coriander leaves, salt, grated ginger, cumin seeds and chopped green chilly (optional) and mix it well.





Now heat oil in a pan. And make small balls of the paste with whole at the centre and dip it in oil, one by one.








Fry it on both the sides on slow to medium flame till golden brown. Many people like to eat vadas like this also. So you can also enjoy fried vadas like this.





Now to make it more soft when you dip it in curd, you can dip it in warm water for 10 - 15mins. Press it softly and see if it has become soft. Now sqeeze extra water gently, if little water remains it okai, nothing to worry.



Now add whipped curd to the soft wada as shown.

Garnish the Dahi vada by sprinkling it with chopped coriander leaves, chilly powder, roasted cumin seeds powder, salt and chat masala.

You can also serve it with emli ki chutney (  tamarind chutney) or simply like this. Enjoy it with friends and relatives.