Dahi vada

Name: Dahi vada
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 3-serving
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup urad dal; 1 tsp ginger green chilli and paste; to taste salt; 2 cups oil for frying; 3 tbsps tamarind chutney; 2 tsps red chutney; 2 tbsps coriander leaves; 1 tsp chilli powder; 1 tsp cumin powder; 1 cup yogurt whipped; water

Shivani Nair @cook_7804171

Austin, TX, USA

Its a popular Indian snack recipe made with lentil dumplings, whipped yogurt and two flavorful homemade sauces(chutneys).

Shivani Nair @cook_7804171

Austin, TX, USA

Its a popular Indian snack recipe made with lentil dumplings, whipped yogurt and two flavorful homemade sauces(chutneys).

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Ingredients

20 mins

3-serving

1 cupurad dal
1 tspginger green chilli and paste
to tastesalt
2 cupsoil for frying
3 tbspstamarind chutney
2 tspsred chutney
2 tbspscoriander leaves
1 tspchilli powder
1 tspcumin powder
1 cupyogurt whipped
water

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Steps

20 mins

1

Soak urad dal in water for minimum 3 hours
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Remove a bit water and then grind it to thin paste. Note that paste should not be runny.
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Add ginger- green chilli paste and salt to taste
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Keep oil for frying on medium high heat
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After the oil is hot, use spoon to add dumplings directly in the oil
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Fry it for about 30 seconds and flip it over
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Fry it for approx 30 seconds, the dumpling should be golden in color, as shown in the image
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At the time of serving, take a pan with 1 cup of water
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Add dumplings/ vada in water
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Squeeze vada between palms to remove oil and make the vada a bit soft
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Arrange 4-5 vadas in a plate and garnish it with whipped yogurt, 1/2 tsp tamarind chutney, 1/4 tsp red chutney, pinch salt, pinch green chilli powder, pinch cumin powder, 1 tsp chopped coriander leave
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Repeat step 9 to 12 for remaining vada. Enjoy dahi wada
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Note 1: You can keep refrigerated the vadas in an air tight container for 2 days.
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Note 2: Put it in water just at the time of serving
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Note 3: Tamarind chutney and red chutney recipe are available on my page