Dahi Vada

Dahi Vada

Ingredients:

• 300 gm black
  gram (urad or biuli dal) (soak in water over night)
• 500 gm plain curd
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 25 gm cumin seeds (whole)
• 2 tablespoon red chili powder
• Salt & sugar according to taste
• 1 cup of vegetable oil
• 1 cup of tamarind chutney

Preparation:

1. Heat the tawa, roast the cumin seeds and make fine powder.
2. Wash the pulses, drain the water and make a fine paste.
3. Add baking soda with pulse paste and beat the paste properly 
   and keep it for 2 hour in room temperature.
4. Take curd, cumin-red chili powder, salt & sugar to taste and beat properly.
5. Take a big vessel, fill with hot water and mix with 1 teaspoon salt and keep aside.
6. Heat the oil in a pan, give two tablespoon of pulse mixture and fry the vada’s. 
7. When all vada are ready, soak it in salt water for 5 min.
8. Squeeze all the vada’s from water and keep it in a plate.
9. Sprinkle curd mixture and tamarind chutney on top.
10. Enjoy chatpata Dahi vada.