Dahi Vada

Dahi Vada

Ingredients:-

1. 2 Cups Yogurt

2. 1 Cup Udid Dal / Urad dal / White lentils

3. 2 - 3 green chilies

4. 1/4 tbsp Ginger ( grated )

5.  Salt ( to taste )

6. Red Chili powder ( as per your requirement )

7. Black pepper powder (( as per your requirement )

8. Black salt ( as per your requirement )

9. 1/2 Cup water

10. 1 bowl Luke warm water

11. Oil ( for frying the vadas )

12. Chaat masala ( optional )

13. Sugar ( to taste )

Method:-

Dahi / Yogurt:-

1. To 2 Cups of yogurt add 1/4 Cup of Water and beat well. Break lumps if any to get a smooth 

    even texture.

2. Add salt, sugar ( to taste ).
3. Refrigerate till the dahi vadas are ready to be served.

Vadas:-

1. Wash 1 cup of Urad dal thoroughly several times.

2. Soak it in water for 5-6 hours.

3. Blend the urad dal, green chilies, ginger till nice and smooth adding very little water at a time.

4. The mixture formed should be thick in consistency.

5. Take this mixture in a bowl and with a spatula / whisk, whisk it for 5-10 minutes so that it
    gets creamy and fluffy ( this will help the vadas to be light and crisp).

6. Add salt and mix well once again.

7. In a pan heat some oil on medium high to fry the vadas.

8. With the help of a spoon or your hands start dropping a spoonful of mixture very carefully into
    the oil ( try to add it uniformly so as to get equal size vadas).

9. Fry the vadas till golden brown. Make sure that the oil is not very hot as we need to fry these
    vadas slowly.

10. Transfer them to paper towels to get rid of excess oil.

11. Repeat the same process for the rest of the vadas.

12. Once you are done with frying all the vadas, take some luke warm water in a large bowl.

13. Transfer all these vadas in to the water.

14. Press them into the water for a few seconds with your hands. Then remove them out and
      squeeze out the water by gently pressing them in between your palms ( one at a time ).

15. Now you may add these vadas to the yogurt and mix gently so that all of them are coated with
      the yogurt.

16. While serving sprinkle some red chili powder, black salt, pepper powder and chaat masala.

Enjoy!!!!


Dahi Vada made by Kirti Ambole :-

Boondi Raita

Boondi Raita

This raita can be made in different ways like all other raitas. Some of them like it with soft Boondi and others prefer it to be crispy.

To make the Boondi soft add it to hot water for a few minutes and then squeeze out all the water and keep aside. Mix it with the yogurt mixture just a few minutes before you are ready to serve / eat. Else it tends to break.

To make the raita with crispy Boondi in it, you should add the Boondi directly to the yogurt mixture before serving it.

Ingredients:-

To make one bowl Boondi Raita ( Serves 3 - 4 )

1. 1/2 Cup Boondi ( Plain / Masala / Jeera Boondi)
2. 1 cup plain yogurt
3. Salt (to taste)
4. Sugar (to taste)
5. Cilantro ( Finely chopped )
6. Tamarind chutney / pulp (to taste)
7. Chaat masala (to taste)
8. Red Chilli powder (as per your requirement)
9. Black Pepper powder (to taste)
10. Black salt (to taste)
11. 1/4 tbsp Cumin ( jeera ) powder

Method:-

1. Beat the yogurt and add 1/4 cup water to it. Mix well.
2. To this Yogurt add salt, sugar, black pepper powder, jeera powder and chaat masala as per your
    taste and requirement.
3. Add Boondi to this mixture when ready to serve and mix well.
4. Sprinkle some black salt, red chilli powder and chaat masala. Garnish with some chopped
    cilantro and tamarind chutney / pulp.

Enjoy!!!!

Beetroot Lassi

Beetroot Lassi

Ingredients:-

1. Beetroot

2. Yogurt

3. Water

4. Salt

5. Sugar

Method:-

1. Boil the beetroot. Peel and cut into cubes.

2. Blend the beetroot cubes, yogurt, sugar and salt ( as per your taste ), water ( to get the      

    consistency required by you. Could be thick or thin)

3. Strain the mixture. 

4. Refrigerate. Serve chilled.

Enjoy!!!