Diwali Sweets Recipe Collection
Dahi Vada- because Vada was too normal
Servings |
MetricUS Imperial
|
Ingredients
for the vada
- 1 cup urad dal
- 1 green chili chopped
- ½ inch Ginger chopped
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- pinch aof asafoetida
- 3 tbsp water for grinding the batter or as required
- ½ tbsp raisins
- 8-9 cashews chopped
- salt as required
other ingredients
- 2 to 2.25 cups yogurt
- ½ to 1 tsp chaat masala
- ¼ to ½ tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp roasted cumin powder
- black salt or regular salt as required
for tamarind chutney
- ½ cup seedless tamarind tightly packed
- 1 cups and ¾water
- ½ tsp ginger powder
- pinch aof asafoetida
- ½ tsp Cumin seeds
- ¼ tsp red chili powder
- 7 to 8 tbsp jaggery
- salt as required
- 1 tsp Oil
for green chutney
- 2 cups coriander leaves
- ½ to 1 tsp dry mango powder
- 1½ tbsp chopped onion or 2 garlic cloves
- salt as required
- water as required
Ingredients
for the vada
other ingredients
for tamarind chutney
for green chutney
|
|
Instructions
For the sweet tamarind chutney
- Soak tamarind in water overnight or for 4-5 hours in a small bowl or pan.
- Squeeze the pulp from the tamarind in the same bowl or pan.
- Strain the pulp and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a small pan.
- Lower the flame & add cumin seeds and let them crackle.
- Add ginger powder, red chili powder and asafoetida.
- Stir and add the strained tamarind pulp
- Cook for 2-3 mins.
- Add the jaggery and salt and cook for another 4-5 mins.The mixture will thicken.
- When completely cool, store the chutney in an air-tight dry jar or container.
For the green chutney
- Grind all the ingredients with little water.
- Keep aside in a small bowl.
For the vadas
- Rinse the lentils 3-4 times with water.
- Soak the lentils in enough water overnight or for 4-5 hours.
- Drain and add the lentils in a wet grinder along with the chopped green chilies, chopped ginger, cumin seeds & asafoetida.
- Add water in intervals and grind to a smooth batter.
- Pour the ground batter in a bowl.
- Stir the batter briskly for a couple of minutes. This makes the batter more light and fluffy.
- Add the raisins and chopped cashews along with salt.
- Stir and keep aside.
- Heat a pan with oil for deep frying.
- Add spoonfuls of the batter in the oil. Fry the vadas till they become golden and crisp.
- Drain on paper towels.
- Fill another bowl with water and add the vadas to it.Soak them for 18-20 minutes.
- Take each vada, flatten and press between your palms to remove excess water.
- Place these vadas in the serving bowl.
- Whisk yogurt till smooth. Pour the yogurt over the vadas.
- Top with the green chutney and tamarind chutney as required.
- Sprinkle with the red chili powder, roasted cumin powder, chaat masala and black salt.
- Garnish dahi vada with chopped coriander leaves.