Dahi Vada

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup white Lentil (Urad Dal - Soaked in water for 4 hrs)
• 1/2 cup green gram dal (Green Moong Dal - Urad Dal - Soaked in water for 4 hrs)
• 2 cups churned Yogurt
• 1 tsp Ginger Chilli Paste
• Coriander Leaves
• Salt
• 1/2 Soda Bicarbonate
• Red Chilli Powder
• Cumin Seed Powder
• Black Salt
• Date and Tamarind Chutney
• Oil

Method:

1. Grind both the dal in a grinder adding minimum water to make a fine and thick batter.
2. Take out the mixture in a bowl, add the ginger chilli paste and salt and mix all the ingredients together using hands in a single direction.
3. Add soda bicaronate and whisk it again.
4. Take a dollop of the mixture and deep fry them in hot oil.
5. Fry both the sides till nice golden brown in colour.
6. Once its fried drop and soak the vadas in water and leave it for 15 - 20mins
7. After that press the vadas and drain out the water and refrigerate this to cool it.
8. Take them out in a serving bowl.
9. Add salt to the churned yogurt and mix well
10. Put the yogurt mixture all over the vadas and add date & tamarind Chutney from the top.
11. Sprinkle some red chilli powder, cumin seed powder, black salt and coriander leaves and dahi vadas are ready to be served chilled.

Tip:
Due to Mixing of Moong dal the vadas get fried absorbing less oil