Dahi Vada Recipe

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Summary

Preparation Time15 MinCooking Time20 Min
Ready In35 MinDifficulty LevelVery Easy
Health IndexAverageServings5
CuisineCourse
Method

Ingredients

 Urad dal/Null1 Cup (16 tbs) (Black Lentil Daal without skin)
 Water/Null1
 Curd/Null2 Cup (32 tbs)
 Ginger/Null1⁄2 Teaspoon, grated
 Jeera powder/Null2 Teaspoon (cumin)
 Green chillies/Null2
 Salt/Null To Taste
 Salt/Null To Taste
 Red chilli powder/Null1 Tablespoon
 Chopped coriander leaves/Null2 Tablespoon, chopped
 Cumin powder/Null1 Tablespoon (jeera)
 Thin sev/Null1 Cup (16 tbs) (Spicy)
 Oil/Null1 Tablespoon

Nutrition Facts

Serving size

Calories 423 Calories from Fat 186

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 21 g32%

Saturated Fat 2.5 g12.5%

Trans Fat 0 g

Cholesterol 11.8 mg3.9%

Sodium 432.3 mg18%

Total Carbohydrates 42 g14.1%

Dietary Fiber 9.6 g38.5%

Sugars 6.2 g

Protein 16 g33%

Vitamin A 41.8% Vitamin C 33.5%

Calcium 35.8% Iron 13.5%

*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet

Directions

For Dahi -
1. Blend dahi (curd/ Yogurt), green chillies, salt, cumin powder, ginger with little water till it is smooth.
2. Blend the curd (yogurt) and little water until it is smooth.
3. Keep in refrigerator for an hour to get chilled.

For Vada -
1. Clean, wash & soak urad daal overnight.
2. Grind it to smooth paste.
3. Add salt to taste.
4. Heat oil in kadhai. Add spoonful of batter. Fry till it get golden brown.
5. Take water in a bowl. Place hot vadas in water till next batch of vadas is ready.
6. Remove vadas and gently press between your palms so that excess water oozes out.
7. Repeat this process for all remaining batter.
8. Place these vadas in deep dish. Pour prepared dahi till all vadas get soaked in Dahi.

Serving-
1. Place vadas in serving bowl.
2. Pour dahi mixture evenly on Vadas.
3. Sprinkle some red chilli , cumin powder.
4. Garnish with coriander leaves, thin shev, tamarind chutney (optional)

Comments

minaxi profile page

minaxi says :

nice one
Posted on: 6 December 2007 - 9:55am
ormtrm profile page

ormtrm says :

Hi Snigdha, adding a seasoning is a good idea. I will try that next time.
Posted on: 6 December 2007 - 9:31am
Snigdha profile page

Snigdha says :

Love Dahi Wadas...very nice recipe. Sometimes to give it a South Indian touch, I add a seasoning of mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves with a pinch of hing.
Posted on: 5 December 2007 - 6:43pm
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