Soft and Delicious Dahi Vada Recipe
This super soft and delicious Dahi Vada is also popularly known as Dahi Bhalla in North India. Dahi is Yogurt and Vada are deep fried fritters. Topped with sweet chutney, mint chutney, and spices make this yogurt-soaked vadas the most delicious snack.
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Ingredients
For Vada Batter:
- 1/2 Cup Urad Dal(Split Black Gram)
- Water
- 1/2 Tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1/2 Tsp Salt
- 1/4 Tsp Hing(Asafoetida)
- 1 Green Chilli
- 1 Inch Sliced Ginger
- 1/4 Cup Water
Other Ingredients:
- Oil For Frying
- 1 Cup Fresh Plain Yogurt
- 1/4 Tsp Salt
- 1 Tbsp Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Mint Chutney
- 1 Tbsp Sweet Chutney
- 1/4 Tsp Cumin Powder
- 1/4 Tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1/4 Tsp Chaat Masala
- 2 Tbsp Coriander Leaves
Instructions
- Wash urad dal 3-4 times and soak for 4-5 hours.
- In a bowl, add fresh plain yogurt, salt, and sugar. Whisk to a smooth and creamy consistency and set aside.
- After 5 hours of soaking urad dal, drain excess water and transfer it to a blender jar with cumin seeds, salt, hing, green chilli, sliced ginger, and water. Blend to a smooth and thick consistency batter.
- Transfer the batter to a bowl, whisk or beat it for 2 minutes (use hand or spoon) to aerate the batter and get fluffy and light batter.
- Heat a pan or kadai with oil for deep frying. When oil is medium hot, wet your palm(or use a spoon) and scoop a small portion of batter and place in hot oil.
- Stir and evenly fry the vadas until they turn golden brown and crisp.
- Place the vadas on a paper towel using the strainer to remove excess oil.
- In a bowl of water, place the fried vadas and soak them for 20-25 minutes. Vadas will absorb water and change color.
- Gently press each vada between your palm to remove excess water and place them on a serving plate.
- Pour a generous amount of whisked yogurt on each vada and rest them for 15-20 minutes.
- Top with the green chutney, sweet chutney, cumin powder, red chilli powder, chaat masala, and chopped coriander leaves.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Enjoy soft and delicious dahi vada!
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Notes
- Make a thick and fluffy consistency batter(avoid thin consistency)
- Whisked yogurt consistency should be smooth and creamy for the vadas to soak(add water if yogurt is thick).
- You can fry the vadas, soak in water, squeeze, and soak in whisked yogurt one day ahead and refrigerate.