Dahi Bhalla

Name: Dahi Bhalla
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 4-6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups Whole urad dal; 2 tsp (divided) Salt; 2 tsp (divided) Jeera (cumin seeds); 1 tsp Black pepper; 2 cups (for frying) Oil; 4 glasses Buttermilk; 4 cups Curd (yogurt), mildly sour; as needed Red chilli powder; as needed Roasted jeera powder; as needed Sweet tamarind chutney

Darshana Patel @Darshana

Kozhikode - Kerala

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Dahi Bhalla is our summer Special recipe.

#CA26

Dahi Bhalla is our summer Special recipe.

Darshana Patel @Darshana

Kozhikode - Kerala

#CA26

Dahi Bhalla is our summer Special recipe.

#CA26

Dahi Bhalla is our summer Special recipe.

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Ingredients

30 minutes+ 1 hour

4-6 servings

2 cupsWhole urad dal
2 tsp(divided) Salt
2 tsp(divided) Jeera (cumin seeds)
1 tspBlack pepper
2 cups(for frying) Oil
4 glassesButtermilk
4 cupsCurd (yogurt), mildly sour
as neededRed chilli powder
as neededRoasted jeera powder
as neededSweet tamarind chutney

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Steps

30 minutes+ 1 hour

1

Soak urad dal in water for 8 hours. Wash and grind to a smooth paste. Add 1 tsp salt to the dal paste. Roughly grind 1 tsp jeera and black pepper, mix in.
2

Heat oil in a pan. With wet fingers, shape small vadas and deep fry until golden. Remove vadas and soak in buttermilk with 1 tsp salt for at least 2 hours.
3

Gently squeeze vadas and arrange in a flat vessel. Mix curd with salt and spread over vadas.
4

Sprinkle red chilli powder and roasted jeera powder. Drizzle sweet tamarind chutney.
5

Serve chilled.

Tips

For extra soft vadas, ensure the urad dal is ground to a smooth paste and soak them in buttermilk for the recommended time.

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Darshana Patel @Darshana

on April 21, 2026 02:49

Kozhikode - Kerala

I love cooking especially for my son. He is the one who gives me his opinion on every dish. I am eager to learn dishes from other states. I'm more interested in authentic and traditional recipes rather than just fusion and decorations. I love simple, authentic and realistic recipes.Follow me on Instagramdarshana_me