Dahi Vada

(Around 15)

Ingredients

• Split Skinless Urad Dal-1 cup
• Ginger-1/4 inch
• Green Chilies-2
• Asafoetida-a pinch 
• Warm Water-5 cups
• Yogurt-2 cup
• Milk-1/2 cup
• Salt
• Red Chili Powder
• Roasted Cumin Powder (jeera powder)
• Oil

Method

1. Soak dal for 5-6 hours.
2. Grind urad dal, ginger, green chilies, salt (1/2 tsp) and hing.
3. The batter of dal should be smooth and medium thick.
4. Whip the dal with the spoon till it becomes soft and fluffy.
5. Now take a pan and put oil to deep fry the vadas.
6. When oil is hot, start putting batter balls with the help of a teaspoon.
7. Fry it in the medium flame till golden brown.
8. Take vada out and soak it in warm water for 10 mins.
9. Now squeeze the vada and take it out.
10. Now take yogurt, salt (1/2 tsp) and milk, whisk it properly.

How to serve

• Take a plate.
• Put squeezed vada on the plate.
• Now spread whisked yogurt on the top of the vada.
• Sprinkle red chili powder and roasted cumin powder.
• Now spread sweet tamarind chutney on the top of the dahi vada.

Tips

• Soak dal only for 5-6 hours, if you soak it for more hours it absorbs lots of oil while frying.
• You can add salt in dal when you are frying vada, if not then you can add salt in warm water.
• It soaks salt from the water.
• Be careful with the salt because you are adding salt in vada and yogurt.
• To make soft vada whip the dal till batter gets double and fluffy.
• You can deep freeze vada, and when you need it you can take it out from the freezer at least 2 hours before serving.
• Microwave vada in the water for 6-7 mins.
• You can do the same thing  on the top of the cooking gas too.