Mr. and Mrs. Adhikaris' Wonderful Indian Dahi Vadas from Orissa

"Mr. and Mrs. Soma Adhikari were two of my most special teachers in junior school. They loved me a lot and wrote wonderful autographs in my autograph book. I miss them A LOT! This recipe was Mrs. Adhikari's specialty! I sincerely hope you enjoy it!"
 
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Ready In:
7hrs 30mins
Ingredients:
15
Yields:
10-20 dahi vadas
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ingredients

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directions

  • Soak white lentils (urad dal) in plenty of water.
  • Grind it (it should not be ground so fine and dry) in the mixer.
  • Add a pinch of salt and keep it on the kitchen countertop for 5-6 hours.
  • Dip your palm in water and take a small quantity (the size of your palm) of the ground dal on the palm of your hand.
  • Make a hole in the center of the dal mixture on your palm.
  • Heat oil in a wok on high flame.
  • Once its hot, put the dal mixture on your palm into the hot oil, very gently.
  • Fry it in hot oil on both sides until golden brown (on both sides).
  • Drain on clean paper kitchen napkins.
  • Keep aside.
  • This is the"vada" which is now ready.
  • Likewise, prepare all the vadas out of the dal mixture.
  • Then dip the vadas in a bowl filled with cold water so that the excess oil comes out.
  • After 2-3 minutes, take the vadas out of the cold water.
  • Press lightly on the palm of your hand so that the water comes out of the vadas.
  • Keep aside.
  • Now, take the beaten yogurt in a bowl.
  • Add sugar, red chilli powder and salt.
  • Beat for 5 minutes.
  • Then add 1/2 cup of water to make the consistency of the yogurt thin.
  • Keep aside.
  • Now heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan.
  • Add mustard seeds.
  • When they start crackling, add cumin seeds, green chillies and curry leaves.
  • Allow the cumin seeds to splutter and the curry leaves to sizzle, stir-frying continuously.
  • Once they stop doing so, remove the pan from heat.
  • Add this seasoning to the bowl of beaten yogurt.
  • Refrigerate the bowl of yogurt.
  • Two hours prior to serving time, dip the vadas in the bowl of beaten yogurt.
  • Gently turn them over so as to coat the vadas with the yogurt mixture on either side.
  • Garnish the dahi vadas with finely chopped onions, meethi chutney and coriander leaves.
  • Serve this as a side-dish with a spicy curry or vegetable for a complete meal!

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