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It is my first blog post and I am so excited to share all the secrets of my cooking. I am a home cook inspired by my mother.

Today I am going to share one of my mother’s recipe. It is Dahi Vada. It is the most easy and delicious recipe you can ever find.

So let’s begin.

I have divided the recipe into 3 parts :

Making the vada’s , Yoghurt Dressing and Dahi vada assembly to make it easy.

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Recipe Serves : 6

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Ingredients :

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For Vada

• Urad Dal – 1 cup
• Cumin seeds – 1 teaspoon
• Whole Red Chillies -5
• Baking Soda – 1/4 teaspoon
• Salt
• Water for grinding
• Oil for frying
• Cold water for soaking vada’s

For Yoghurt Dressing

• Thick Yoghurt
• Sugar
• Cumin powder
• Red chilli powder
• Chaat masala powder

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Method :

Making the vada

• Soak urad dal for minimum 3 to 4 hours.
• Grind urad dal, cumin seeds, whole red chillies,baking soda,salt into a smooth paste by adding minimum amount of water.
• The batter should be of medium consistency not to thin not to thick.
• Heat oil and drop small portion of batter into the oil.
• Fry on medium to high heat till golden brown.
• Remove from the oil and dump the vada’s into cold water for few seconds.
• Squeeze the water from the vada’s and keep aside.

Yoghurt Dressing

• Whisk yoghurt and sugar till sugar dissolves properly.

Dahi vada assembly

• In a serving dish place the fried vada’s.
• Pour yoghurt dressing on the top.
• Sprinkle chaat masala, red chilli powder and cumin powder on the top.

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• Serve chilled.Do try this recipe.Post your comments and suggestions.See you with the next recipe.Bye!