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Dahi Vada

Dahi vada recipe - A complete step by step photo and video guide to make soft, melt-in-the-mouth Dahi vada at home. Also known as dahi balla, these are deep fried lentil fritters dunked in creamy yogurt, topped with different kinds of sweet spicy chutneys and then garnished with spice powders. It is one of the most popular Indian street foods eaten across India. You can have Dahi Vada using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Dahi Vada

Prepare 1.5 cup of Urad Dal.
It's 1 tsp of Meethi Seeds.
Prepare 1/2 inch of Ginger Piece.
Prepare 1-2 of Green Chillies.
It's 1 tsp of Jeera.
It's 1 litre of Curd.
You need 4-5 tbsp of Sugar.
It's to taste of Salt.
Prepare 1 tbsp of Oil.
Prepare Leaves of Few Curry.
Prepare 1 tsp of Mustard Seeds.
It's as needed of Oil for frying.
You need as needed of Chopped Coriander Leaves for garnishing.

Dahi Vadas are lentil dumplings topped with a spicy savory yogurt and tamarind chutney. These are great as a side dish for a formal dinner or served as a chaat. Dahi vadad are made using wash urad dal or moong dal or with a combination of both dals using different proportions of dal. Dahi Vada, Dahi Bhalla or Dahi Bara are fried lentil dumplings, topped with curd, variety of chutney and spices.

Dahi Vada step by step

Wash and soak urad dal with meethi seeds for atleast 5 to 6 hrs. Blend soaked urad dal along with meethi with ginger, green chilli and jeera to a smooth paste without using water. Whisk well batter in one direction with whisker for sometime. Keep the batter in warm place for 3 to 4 hrs for fermentation..
Heat up the oil in kadhai. Once oil gets heated properly, deep fry wada from batter on medium to low flame till golden brown. Remove from oil and immediately dip the wadas in water for half an hour..
Take curd in bowl. Add sugar and salt. Blend it with blender. Add chopped green chillies if required. Mix well..
Remove wadas from water. Gently press to remove water and keep wadas in bowl. Pour prepared curd over wadas..
Heat up the pan on low flame. Add 1 tbsp oil. Then add mustard seeds. Once it crackles, add curry leaves. Pour this tempering on curd. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves..
Keep in refrigerator for sometime. While serving, garnish with salt and red chilli powder/dhania jeera powder or tamarind dates chutney. Serve chilled!!.

It's a famous Indian Chaat recipe and very popular street food. Learn to make super soft Punjabi Dahi Bhalla at home. Making dahi vada during diwali is the tradition in my family. At my in-law's place, they top the dahi vada with spicy roasted peanuts. These peanuts are same as we make for dabeli.