Dahi Vada/Dahi Bhalla

I do not think there should be anyone who dislikes this dish.This is so delicious and mouth watering dish and one gets really contented after eating this.This chat dish is wholeheartedly lovded by everybody in India :)

 

This Serves 4 People.

 Ingredients : 

1. Medu vadas - 8 in number.
2. Curd/Yogurt - 500 grams
3. Ginger paste/crushed - 1 table spoon
4. Cumin seeds  - 1 Table spoon
5. Salt to Taste 
6. Sugar  - 1 Cup
7. Coriander leaves
8. Cumin powder - 1 table spoon
9. Coriander powder - 1 table spoon
10. For garninshing - Chat masala,Red Chilly powder,Sev or Bhujia,

Steps:

• First let us see how to make butter milk in which these vadas are to be soaked.In container take around 200 grams of Yogurt.Whip it and add water according to the consistency you want for butter milk.To that add salt, Sugar such that you feel more sweet rather than salty,Ginger Paste,Cumin Podwer,Coriander powder,Cumin seed and Coriander leaves.Mix it well.
• To that add the vadas to soak and keep in refrigerator for around 3 hours.
• In remaing 300 grams of Yogurt,add salt, a cup of sugar and whip it.Add water such that yogurt get texture of a thick batter.It should be neither very thick nor very watery.Keep adding water until you get required consistancy.This yogurt should be sweet in taste.Keep in refrigerate.
• While serving, In a bowl, keep soaked vadas.On that pour the creamy yogurt.Garnish with Sev,Tamarind Chutney,Chat masala and Red chilly powder as shown in picture.

 TIPS :

• If you are not in favor of sweet, you can reduce quantity of sugar in yogurt.