No-Fry Dahi Vada
Urad Dal No Fry Dahi VADA are soft and spongy, soaked in sweet yoghurt, and taste much like their fried counterparts, but without the guilt!
Servings - 5
Difficulty Level - Easy
Preparation Time - 8 Hours
Cook Time - 30 Mins
Ingredients
For the Vada
- 100 gm Urad Dal
- 4 gm / 1 small green chilli
- 2 gm / ½ tsp Mastercook Jeera
- 4 gm / ½ inch piece, Ginger
- 5 gm / 1.5 tsp Salt
For the Sweet Yogurt
- 500 gm / 2 cups Yogurt
- 50 gm / ¼ cup Sugar
- 3 gm / 1 tsp Salt
For garnish
- Sev / fried gram flour noodles
- Mastercook Jeera, powdered
- Red chilli powder
- Chaat masala
- Imli-Khajoor Chutney (Tamarind & Dates Chutney)
Procedure
For the Vada
- Wash and soak the urad dal for atleast 7 hours.
- In a blender, add the soaked urad dal and green chilli, ginger and Mastercook jeera. Blend with a little water.
- Blend to almost a smooth paste, there should be some very small bits of urad dal.
- Transfer to a bowl, add salt and about 50 ml of water, the batter should be slightly thick.
- Heat an appe pan / paniyaram pan and add oil to it. Drop in about 1 tbsp of batter into each cavity and cover, let it cook for about 2-3 minutes, flip and let brown on the other side.
- Once golden brown on both sides, remove to a plate and set aside.
For the Sweet Yogurt
- In a mixing bowl, add the yogurt and a little bit of water to loosen it, whisk well with the sugar and salt. Set aside.
To Assemble
- Take around 750 ml of water in a large pot or bowl. Add 1 tsp of salt, ½ tbsp of Red chilli powder and 1 tsp of chaat masala. Mix well and add the vada’s to this water. Leave for 15 minutes to soak.
- Once soaked, lightly squeeze out the excess water and add to the sweet yogurt. Stir gently to coat each vada and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour so that the vada’s can absorb the yogurt.
- Serve in a bowl, garnished with Mastercook Jeera, powdered, Red chilli powder and chaat masala. Drizzle some Imli-Khajoor chutney and enjoy!
Tips for Cooking
- The Vada’s can be made 1 day prior and stored in the refrigerator.
- Do not keep the vada’s in the yogurt for too long, serve immediately after it has chilled in the refrigerator for an hour, it will tend to start disintegrating.
- The sweetness of the yogurt can be adjusted to your liking.
