DAHI VADA (BLACK GRAM LENTIL FRITTER IN YOGURT)

DAHI VADA (BLACK GRAM LENTIL FRITTER IN YOGURT)
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Dahi vada is a kind of chat which is prepared by soaked Urad daal (black gram) fritter in thick spicy yogurt. This is a very famous dish in all over India and each part of India has its own taste & recipe. In North India we serve this dish by garnishing with tamarind chutney and in Southern part, it is seasoned with mustard seeds, chilies & curry leaves. During Holi in North India this is a very popular snacks.

Serves: 3-4

INGREDIENTS:

For Vada

1 cup black gram lentil (urad dal) soaked in water for 2-3 hr
2” piece of ginger
Black pepper -7-8
Salt to taste
Raisins
Oil for deep frying

For Dahi mixture

Yogurt (curd) – 2 cup
Chat masala -2-3 tbsp
Rock salt -1-2tbsp
Tamarind chutney – 5-6 tbsp
Roasted cumin seeds powder – 2-3 tbsp
Red chili powder – 2 tsp

METHOD:

Grind soaked black gram lentil (urad daal) with ginger & black pepper in a food processor by using little water and make smooth paste. Now mix salt to taste.
Now heat deep frying pan with oil. Make small round shaped vadas from the paste you made in the last step. Deep fry them in hot oil until vada turns to golden brown. Drain all vadas on absorbent paper and keep them aside to cool on room temperature.
After cooling vada , add these vadas in hot water for 2-3 min. Take them out from water and squeeze extra water from vadas. Now take one raisin and stuff in center of vada by pressing it with your finger. Repeat this procedure for remaining vadas. Keep them aside.
Now blend the yogurt (curd) with rock salt to taste and little water.
Place all vadas in shallow serving dish and pour blended yogurt mixture over vadas. Keep this dish in refrigerator for 1-2 hr to soak vadas in yogurt mixture and get chilled.
Take out chilled and soaked vada from refrigerator. Now sprinkle red chilli powder, roasted cumin powder over vadas and add little tamarind chutney on each vada.
Serve chilled dahi vada in snacks, starter or as side dish.