Watch and learn how to make soft and spongy Dahi Vada at home from our chef Smita Deo on Ruchkar Mejwani.
Dahi Vada is a popular easy Indian street food where vada prepared from urad dal is deep fried and then served with sweet curd and tangy chutney.
Ingredients:
1 Cup Urad Dal, soaked for 2-3 hours 1 Green Chilli Water Salt Oil for deep frying
1/2 kg Curd 10 tsp Sugar 1/2 tsp Salt Water
Tamarind Jaggery Chutney 1/2 Cup Tamarind 1 Cup Seedless Dates 1 Cup Jaggery 1/4th tsp Hing 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds powder 1/2 Cup Water Salt
Coriander & Mint Chutney 1 Cup Mint Leaves 2 Cups Coriander Leaves 2 Green Chillies 3 Garlic cloves 1/2 Lemon Juice Water Salt
Method:
- Soak the urad dal in water for 2-3 hours. - In a mixer grinder add urad dal, green chilli and water. Grind everything to a smooth paste. - Add little salt and mix well. Take small portions of the mixture and add them in hot oil. - Deep fry the vada on golden brown color. - Soak the vada in warm water for 30 minutes.
To make Tamarind Jaggery Chutney: - In a saucepan add tamarind, seedless dates, jaggery, asafeotida, red chilli powder, cumin seeds powder and water. Let everything cook for few minutes. - Let the mixture cool down completely. - Add it to a mixer along with little salt. Grind everything to a paste. - Tamarind Jaggery Chutney is ready.
To Make Coriander & Mint Chutney - In a mixer grinder add mint leaves, coriander leaves, garlic, green chillies, lemon juice and water. Grind everything to a paste. - Add salt and mix well. - Coriander & Mint Chutney is ready.
- In a bowl add curd, sugar, salt & water. Mix everything well. - Squeeze all the water from the vada and arrange them in a serving plate. - Add sweetened curd over it. Top it with tamarind chutney and mint chutney. - Also add little red chilli powder if you like. - Dahi Vada is ready to be served.
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