VIJAYA'S RECIPES

Dahi Vada

Preparation Time :  20 Minutes

Serving                  :  6

(You can see how to make Medu Vada in my “ Medu Vada” recipes.  Now let us learn how to make Dahi Vada )

Ingredients:

Medu Vadas, Curds – 2 Bowls full, Turmeric (Haldi) ½ tsp, Green Chillies – 4 to 5 , Curry Leaves -1 or 2 stems.

Tips: To Keep Vadas soft, take a bowl of water , add salt to it.  Now add Vadas to this water and keep it for a minute.  Squeeze water from the vadas by pressing it in between your palms and put it in another bowl.  Then make the Dahi / Yoghurt Tempering and add this Tempering to these Vadas .

Method:

Take 2 Cups of Curd/Yoghurt & whisk it well. Now add turmeric, Salt, Green Chillies and Curry leaves.

Tempering:

In a small pan – take 2 tsp oil  , add 5 Red Chillies – 1 tsp  Mustard Seeds, Heeng/Asafoetida 1 tsp, methi daana (fenugreek seeds) – 4 to 5 seeds. Now add this Tempering to the above Curd .  Pour this tempered Curds to the Vadas.  Dahi Vadas are now ready to serve !!!

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