Dahi Vada

We all must have ate this in most of the marriage parties and get together or during any festival season. One of the most popular dishes among various parts of India. Dahi vada is chat prepared from Urad dal which is served along with yogurt and sweet chutneys.Generally the chutney is prepared from tamarind but I prefer the chutney made from the dry wedges of raw mango.

 

INGREDIENTS:

For the vada:                                                              Preparation Time:20 min
Ovenight Soaked in White Urad dal                          Serves:4
( Urad Dhuli)- 1cup

Salt
Oil for frying
Buttermilk- for dipping the Vada

For the Chutney:
Dry wedges of raw mango-8 to 10 nos

Jaggery- 75grams

Sugar- 8 tbsp

Black Salt-1/2 tsp

White Salt-1 tsp

Roasted Cumin seeds- 1 tbsp

Red Chilli Powder-1 tsp

For serving:
Yogurt(Dahi)- 400 grams
Red Chilli Powder
Black salt
White Salt

METHOD:

 For the Vada:

1. Grind the overnight soaked white urad dal with a little amount of water.
2. The batter of dahi vada should have a fine texture and do not have any coarse granules in between.
3. Add salt to this batter.
4. Now stir the batter with your hands.Stirring and sifting will make the batter lighter and make the vada soft.
5. Pour oil in a kadhai and heat it.
6. Take enough batter in your hands to make a round ball and put the batter in the oil for frying. Make sure to put little water in your hands so that when you put these vada in kadai for frying, they do not stick to the kadhai.
7. Turn the balls upside down and fry them till they are golden brown and crispy. 
8. Put them in buttermilk and let them soak in it for half and hour.

For the Chutney:

1. Wash the dry wedges of raw mango and pressure cook them with 2 cups of water, jaggery, sugar, red chilli powder, salt for 5 minutes.
2. Turn off the flame and let the whole mixture cool down. Blend the very mixture and add crushed in roasted cumin seeds.
3. Now take a pan and put all this mixture in it and boil it on low flame till it is reduced to half and have a required consistency.

Yogurt:

1. Blend the yogurt well that it is smooth without any lumps in it.Keep it in the refrigerator.

Tip:  If the yogurt is a bit sour add a lilltle milk to it to reduce the sour taste.

How to serve:

1. Arrange the vadas on a plate and pour enough yogurt to cover the vadas.
2. Pour in the sweet chutney on it and sprinle the red chilli powder, white and black salt.
3. Taste best when served chilled.