Dahi Vada Recipe

Dahi(Curd) vada

Preparation Time: 20 mins.
Cooking Time: 15 mins.
Makes 12 Dahi Vadas. 
Serves:  4 

Dahi vada

Ingredients:

• 1/8 cup urad dal (split black lentils), soaked for 4 hours
• 1/2 tsp pepper powder
• a pinch of soda bi-carb
• chilli powder
• roasted cumin seeds (jeera) powder
• chat masala
• pinch of pepper powder for Dahi batter.
• 3-4 tbsp sugar ( Depends on how sweet curd you want)
• 4 cups of beaten curd (dahi) with above amount of sugar.
• salt to taste

Procedure:

Preparation of vadas:

• Wash and drain the urad dal.
• Grind together the urad dal, pepper powder and salt in a food processor to a thick paste.
• Add the soda bi-carb to the urad dal paste and mix well till the batter is light and fluffy ,Add a little water if required.
• Wet your hands and take 2 tablespoons of the batter on your palm or on a sheet of wet plastic and shape into a circle.
• Deep fry in hot oil on a slow flame till the vadas are golden brown for about 10 minutes.

deep fry dahi vada

• Drain oil on tissue paper.

Drain vada oil on tissue paper

• Soak the deep fried vadas in water for about 45 minutes.

Soak vada in water

Preparation of dahi batter:

• Take 3 cups of dahi add sugar to it and beat it well , Add 1/4 tsp of pepper powder to the beaten curd (dahi).
• Drain and squeeze out the excess water.
• Soak the drained vadas in Dahi batter for about 10 minutes.

Soak vada in Dahi batter

• Arrange the vadas on a serving dish and top with beaten curds from the remaining cup of curd. 
• Garnish with chilli powder, cumin seed powder and salt , pepper powder and chat masala .

Note : You can and serve with khajur imli ki chutney and nylon shev as well.

Dahi vada

!!!! Yummy Dahi vadas are Ready to eat !!!!