Dahi Wada

Ingredients:

• Moong dal - 3/4 cup (washed thoroughly & soaked overnight)
• Urad dal - 1/4 cup (washed thoroughly & soaked overnight)
• Yogurt - 1.5 cup
• Onion - 1 small
• Green Chiilies - 2
• Coriander Leaves - 3 tbsp
• Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
• Roasted cumin seed powder - 1/2 tsp
• Salt, according to taste
• Oil to fry

 Method:

•  Step -1
• Blend both the Moong dal and Urad Dal to a smooth consistency. Use only enough water as needed to blend.
• Add some chopped green chillies and onions to the batter.
• Whip it well using a spoon or whisk until it becomes light and fluffy. If needed add few spoons of water.
• Step -2
• Take oil in deep frying pan and place the heat on medium high.
• Place about 1 tablespoon of batter into the oil.
• Fry the vadas in small batches.
• Step -3
• After you have made all of the vadas, place the vadas in luke warm water and soak for about 20 minutes.
• Next squeeze the vadas gently to take out the water, be careful not to break the vadas.
• Step - 4
• Take two cups of yogurt in abowl and mix until very smooth.
• Add salt as needed.
• Soak all the vadas in the yogurt batter for at least twenty minutes, giving the vadas time to absorb the yogurt.
• Slowly pick up each vada and transfer into a serving dish, pouring a few spoons of extra yogurt all over the vadas.
• Just before serving, sprinkle some salt as needed, ground roasted cumin seeds, red chilly powder.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.