Dahi vada and dal vada (Holi festival). Dahi vada is a holi special recipe.you may make it Urad ki dal/moong ki dal. Dahi Vada is a popular snack where vada are dunked in a creamy yogurt topped with spicy and sweet chutneys. Dahi vada recipe with step by step photos.

Dahi vada and dal vada (Holi festival)

In the morning rinse the dal, drain the water. Dahi vada is a type of chaat (snack) originating from the Indian subcontinent and popular throughout South Asia. It is prepared by soaking vadas (fried flour balls) in thick dahi (yogurt). You can have Dahi vada and dal vada (Holi festival) using 15 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Dahi vada and dal vada (Holi festival)

It's 3 cups of black gram lentil.
You need to taste of Salt.
You need 8-10 of Green chillies.
It's 1 tablespoon of grated ginger.
You need 1/2 teaspoon of asafoetida.
You need 500 ml of Oil for frying.
You need 750 g of Curd.
It's as required of Date tamarind chutney.
It's as required of Spicy bundi.
Prepare as required of Fresh coriander leaves for garnish.
Prepare as required of Red chilli powder to sprinkle.
Prepare 1 tsp of Roasted cumin seeds powder to sprinkle.
You need 1 tsp of Chaat masala to sprinkle.
You need 4 to 5 of fried green chillies.
It's as required of sliced onions.

Moong dal dahi vada is a light and delicious Indian street food (Indian chat recipe) made with yellow lentil. Vadas are deep fried lentil dumplings, soaked in salty water and then served with beaten curd This is just another variation to traditional dahi vada recipe prepared on festivals like Holi or Diwali. Snacks like gol gappe or puchkas, dal kachori, kanji vada, chhole bhature, and papri chaat, are served in food stalls. Moong dal dahi vadas are light and yummy variety of vadas.

Dahi vada and dal vada (Holi festival) step by step

Wash and soak urad dal in water for 6-7 hours..
Grind in mixer grinder along with green chillies, ginger and enough water. Prepare slightly thick batter..
Add salt and asafoetida. Mix well..
Heat oil in a pan. Beat batter with hand or big spoon for few seconds and drop Vadas in oil and deep fry till golden. Beat batter before every batches of frying vadas for getting soft and fluffy vadas..
Soak vadas in water for 25-30 minutes..
When vadas turns enough soft, squeeze water from it by pressing it between palms..
Whisk curd, add salt, sugar and chopped coriander leaves as per taste..
For date tamarind chutney:- boil dates and tamarind and grind them. Strain with strainer. Add salt, jaggery, roasted cumin seeds powder and red chilli powder..
Assembling:- take vadas in a plate. Apply curd and date tamarind chutney over it. Sprinkle little chaat masala, red chilli powder and roasted cumin seeds powder. Spread spicy bundi and garnish with coriander leaves. Enjoy..
For dal vada:- deep fry small size vadas from same batter till golden. Enjoy hot with fried green chillies and sliced onions..

Vadas are deep fried balls of lentil paste. It is a delicious and healthy chaat item popular all over India. In dahi (curd/yogurt) vada, fried lentil balls are soaked in the warm water to remove the oil. Holi - Holi is the festival of love or colors that signifies the victory of superior over immoral. Holi festival is commemorate on February end or starting March.