Ingredients
For preparing Vadas"
Black gram lentil - 1 cup, urad dal without skin, washed, soaked for 3 hours
Green chilies - 2 to 3
Salt to taste
oil for deep frying
To prepare dahi bhalla chaat:
Fresh curd - 2 cups, thick yogurt (it should not be sour)
Water - 1 1/2 to 2 cups
Powdered sugar - 1 1/2 heaped tbsps
Red chilli powder - 1 heaped tbsp, approx
Roasted cumin powder - 1 heaped tbsp, apporx
Chaat masala powder -1 heaped tbsp, approx
Pomegranate seeds - 1/2 cup
Green chutney - 3/4 cup, approx
Sweet tamarind chutney - 3/4 cup, approx
Sev for garnish
Fresh coriander leaves for garnish
Pre-heat oil in a deep frying vessel, slowly drop large lemon sized quantity of batter into the
Remove these deep fried vadas into a bowl of luke warm water and place them in it for a
Beat curd well till smooth and add the water as required, 1/4 tsp red chilli pwd and 1/4 tsp
Place the vadas in a serving bowl and pour the chilled curd mixture evenly all over the
Chill the vadas for sometime before serving. At the time of serving, take 2-3 vadas and place
For preparing Vadas"
Black gram lentil - 1 cup, urad dal without skin, washed, soaked for 3 hours
Yellow moong dal - 2 tbsps, soak for 2 hours (optional)
Ginger - 2″ piece
Green chilies - 2 to 3
Salt to taste
oil for deep frying
To prepare dahi bhalla chaat:
Fresh curd - 2 cups, thick yogurt (it should not be sour)
Water - 1 1/2 to 2 cups
Powdered sugar - 1 1/2 heaped tbsps
Red chilli powder - 1 heaped tbsp, approx
Roasted cumin powder - 1 heaped tbsp, apporx
Chaat masala powder -1 heaped tbsp, approx
Pomegranate seeds - 1/2 cup
Green chutney - 3/4 cup, approx
Sweet tamarind chutney - 3/4 cup, approx
Sev for garnish
Fresh coriander leaves for garnish
Method
Grind the urad dal, moong dal, green chilies, ginger and salt together to a fine pase.
Add very very little cold water while grinding. (approx 2-3 tbsps). Remove to a wide bowl.
Using your hand or hand beater, beat the batter for a good 5 mts till it is airy and light.
hot oil. Deep fry on medium heat for sometime and then fry on high heat till golden brown.
mt. Remove and gently press between your palms so that excess water oozes out. Keep
them aside.
Finish making vadas with the rest of the remaining batter and put them in water like you did
for the earlier batch, remove excess water and keep aside.
cumin pwd and salt to taste.
vadas, covering them completely.
them in a serving plate, pour 2 tbsps of green chutney followed by 2 tbsps of sweet imli
chutney, sprinkle some chaat powder, roasted cumin powder and and garnish with sev,
fresh coriander leaves and pomegranate seeds.