Ingredients
Difficulty : Easy
Serves : 6
Cooking Steps
- 1Wash 1½ cups urad dal thoroughly and soak it in water for several hours.
- 2Drain the soaked dal and transfer it to a grinder. Add a little water and grind into a smooth, thick batter.
- 3Transfer the batter to a bowl and beat it for 2–3 minutes until light and fluffy.
- 4To check the batter, drop a small amount into a bowl of water. If it floats, the batter is ready.
- 5Heat oil over medium heat. Shape small portions of batter into vadas and carefully drop them into the hot oil.
- 6Fry until the vadas turn golden brown and crisp. Remove and drain on a paper towel.
- 7In a vessel, add warm water, a little salt and fresh coriander leaves. Soak the fried vadas in this water until soft.
- 8Gently squeeze out the excess water from the vadas without breaking them.
- 9Arrange the soaked vadas in a serving dish.
- 10Whisk 2 cups curd, 3 tbsp sugar and a little salt until smooth and creamy. Pour the sweetened curd generously over the vadas.
- 11For the green chutney, grind 1 handful coriander leaves, ½ handful mint leaves, 3 green chillies, 9 garlic cloves, ½ tsp cumin seeds, ½ tsp chaat masala, 4–5 tbsp curd and salt until smooth.
- 12Drizzle the green chutney and sweet date-tamarind chutney over the vadas.
- 13Sprinkle chaat masala and red chili powder on top.
- 14Serve delicious, soft and creamy Dahi Vada.
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