Dahi Vada Dahi Bhalla Healthy No Deep Fry Recipe Appetizers

NO FRY DAHI VADA

Steps:

• Rinse urad daal thoroughly with water 2-3 times. Soak it in water for 4-6 hours.
• Drain all the water out. Blend it to a smooth paste using a few spoons of water. Add green chilies and fresh ginger while grinding the soaked lentils. The consistency should be similar to that of thick cake batter, a easy test to check the consistency is to drop a little batter in the water and make sure it floats on the water. Add salt and lightly beat the batter with a hand blender to aerate it. This makes the vada's light and fluffy.
• Heat the paniyaram pan on medium low heat. Add a few drops of oil in each round section and add 1 to 2 tablespoons of batter in each section. Cover the pan with a lid. Let it cook for 4-5 mins on low heat until the vada's are lightly golden on the bottom. Then slowly flip them over using a chopstick or spoon and cook the other side for another 3-4 mins.
• Take a big bowl with 3 cups of water. Slowly remove the vadas from the pan and immerse them in the water. Continue making another batch of vadas while the first batch is soaking in the water.
• In another bowl whisk yogurt, add 1/2 cup of water, salt and sugar and bring the yogurt to a smooth, pourable consistency. Take the vadas from the water one at a time and gently squeeze all the water by pressing them on the palm of your hands. Keep them in a serving platter.
• Pour 1 cup of the prepared yogurt over the vadas. Continue cooking, dunking them in water, squeezing the water out, and pouring yogurt over them for the rest of the batter. The serving platter can then be refrigerated for up to a week or until you are ready to serve.
• To serve this dish, take 3-4 vadas with some yogurt in a plate. Add a tablespoon of tamarind-date chutney. Sprinkle some red chili powder, ground cumin, and ground coriander. Spread a spoonful of the crunchy thin sev and garnish with cilantro. Cilantro and thin sev are optional but add a good texture and flavor to the dish.

DAHI VADA / DAHI BHALLA - HEALTHY NO DEEP-FRY RECIPE - APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Getting Ready for Vada
• Clean, wash, and soak 1 cup of urad dal for 6-7 hours in enough water.
• Making Vada Batter
• Drain the water from the urad dal that has been soaking.
• Put the soaked dal, cumin seeds, and green chilies in the jar of the mixer grinder.
• Pulse the lentils for a few seconds to break them up. Then. Open the jar and scrape off from the side. Then add 3 tablespoons of water and grind.
• Open the jar again and scrape the lentils off the sides. Add only 3 tablespoons of water. Close the lid and grind it into a smooth paste.
• Put the batter for the vadas into a large bowl. Whisk it quickly for 1 minute with a hand whisk or a beater.
• Add salt to taste, then whisk it well for another 3-4 minutes.
• Put a small amount of batter in a bowl filled with water. If the batter rises to the top, it's ready to be fried.
• If not, whisk it for another minute or two and check it again.
• Heat oil in a kadhai or a deep pan. Make sure that there is enough oil in the pan. Because, when vada is being fried, it needs to be submerged well in that oil.
• When the oil is hot, turn the heat down to medium.
• First, wet your palm with water to make vadas. Put that much batter in your hand.
• Now, you can either roll it into a ball or make a circle with a hole in the middle. Anything is fine as long as you feel good about it.
• Slide it slowly into the oil. If you whisk the batter well and make it airy, the vadas will puff up beautifully when you fry them.
• Let it fry for 1 minute without touching it before you flip it or stir it in the oil. Then flip and fry until golden and crispy.
• Take them out and let them drain on a kitchen paper towel that can soak up water.
• How To Make Dahi Vada
• In a large bowl, add lukewarm water. Mix in the Dahi Vada masala, tamarind pulp, and black salt to taste. You can also use plain salt.
• Put the fried vadas into the warm water. Put a lid on it and set it aside for 30 minutes. The size of the vadas will grow. Soaking vada in warm water also makes it soft and full of holes.
• Take the vada and gently squeeze it between your palms to get rid of the water. Do the same thing for everyone and set it aside.
• Put chilled yogurt in a large bowl to make yogurt mixture. Mix well after adding water, sugar, roasted cumin powder, and black salt to taste.
• Now, put the soaked vadas on plates to serve. Pour the yogurt mixture that has been whisked over the vadas.
• If you want to, you can drizzle the sweet and green chutneys on top.
• It should have a lot of masala on it.
• Add chopped coriander leaves to the top. You can also sprinkle some pomegranate arils on top and serve.