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Instant Dahi vada recipe | instant dahi bhalla | how to make instant dahi vada

Author Nehas Cook Book
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course chaat, Street Food
Cuisine Indian
Servings 15 vada

Ingredients
 

For vada

  • ¾ cup moong dal
  • ¼ cu urad dal
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp jeera
  • 1 tsp green chilli paste
  • ½ tsp ginger paste
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • Water to soak dal flour
  • Oil for deep frying

For soaking

  • 5-6 cup slightly hot water
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ tsp hing

For sweetened curd

  • 2 cup curd
  • 4 tbsp sugar or as per your taste
  • Pinch of salt

For serving

  • Green chutney
  • Tamarind chutney
  • Roasted cumin powder
  • Red chilli powder
  • Chaat masala
  • Pomegranate seeds
  • Coriander leaves

Instructions

Making vada for dahi vada

  • In a mixture jar, add moong dal and urad dal. Grind it into fine powder and sieve grinded flour.
  • Now add water gradually and soak flour for 25 minutes.
  • Add 1-2 tablespoon water and whisk batter for 6-7 minutes till it changes its color and become light and fluffy.
  • Then add salt, cumin seeds, green chilli paste and ginger paste. Mix well.
  • Now add baking soda and mix well with batter. prepare a medium thick batter.
  • now with a wet spoon or using hand, drop a spoonful of batter into the hot oil.
  • keeping the flame on medium, stir occasionally. fry until the vada turns golden brown and crisp.
  • drain off the vada with wire rack to remove excess oil.
  • now in a large bowl take 5-6 cup of slightly hot water. add ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp hing. mix well making sure it is well combined.
  • now drop the hot fried vada into the water and dip completely.
  • soak for 45 min to 1 hrs, or until the vada absorbs water.
  • then squeeze off the water and transfer it to the plate.

Make sweetened curd for Dahi vada

  • firstly, take 2 cup curd and sieve it.
  • then add 4-5 tbsp sugar and ½ tsp salt.
  • mix well making sure everything is well combined.

Assembling dahi vada for serving:

  • Place vada on a plate. pour the sweetened curd over the vada.
  • Then spread a generous amount of green chutney and tamarind chutney.
  • sprinkle chilli powder, cumin powder, and chaat masala.
  • top with pomegranate seeds and coriander.
  • enjoy dahi vada chilled.

Notes

  • Grind dal into fine powder.
  • sieve grinded flour for even texture of vada.
  • rest batter for 25 minutes so flour is properly soaked and puffed up.
  • whisk batter for 5-7 minutes in one direction, so air particles incorporate in it and it becomes light and fluffy.
  • The consistency of dahi vada batter should be medium thick.
  • pinch of baking soda helps to make fluffy vada.
  • Fry vada on medium flame.
  • soak fried vada in slightly hot water.
  • for smooth and creamy texture sieve yogurt.