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Dahi wada














Ingredients

Quantity
Split black gram
200gms
Green chillies
10gms
Onions
50gms
Sod bicarbonate (optional)
a pinch
Fresh curds (not sour)
1.5 litre
Chilli powder
2gms
Cumin powder (roasted)
1gm
Salt
to taste 
Coriander leaves
50gms


Wash and soak the gram in water for 8 to 10 hours. Drain water. Grind to a fine paste (till light and frothy). Add salt, finely chopped green chillies (seeds may be removed from chilli), onions and soda. Set aside for half an hour. Beat well to enclose air. Make mixture into round flat cakes (about 5 cm in diameter and 1.5 cm thick) in the palm of wet hands. Make a hole in the centre and deep fry in hot oil till golden brown.  Soak fried wadas in salted hot water (for about 15 minutes) immediately after removing from the oil. Squeeze out the water gently by pressing wadas between the palms of booth hands. Put into beaten curds flavoured with chilli powder and cumin powder. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves. Serve with or without tamarind chutney. Weight per portion: 20gms

Tamarind chutney:

Ingredients

Quantity
Tamarind
50gms
Jaggery (gur)
10gms
Green chillies (removed seeds)
1
Chilli powder
2gms
Salt
to taste 
Water
300ml

Soak tamarind in water. Extract juice. Mix all ingredients together. Bring to boil. Strain and use.