Soak urad dal in water for minimum 3 hours
Remove a bit water and then grind it to thin paste. Note that paste should not be runny.
Add ginger- green chilli paste and salt to taste
Keep oil for frying on medium high heat
After the oil is hot, use spoon to add dumplings directly in the oil
Fry it for about 30 seconds and flip it over
Fry it for approx 30 seconds, the dumpling should be golden in color, as shown in the image
At the time of serving, take a pan with 1 cup of water
Add dumplings/ vada in water
Squeeze vada between palms to remove oil and make the vada a bit soft
Arrange 4-5 vadas in a plate and garnish it with whipped yogurt, 1/2 tsp tamarind chutney, 1/4 tsp red chutney, pinch salt, pinch green chilli powder, pinch cumin powder, 1 tsp chopped coriander leave
Repeat step 9 to 12 for remaining vada. Enjoy dahi wada
Note 1: You can keep refrigerated the vadas in an air tight container for 2 days.
Note 2: Put it in water just at the time of serving
Note 3: Tamarind chutney and red chutney recipe are available on my page
