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Here, Reshma tells us how to make crispy Dahi Wadas.
Ingredients
- 2 cups urad dal
- 1 cup yellow moong dal
- 3 cups thick curd with sugar, beaten well.
- 20 gm tamarind pulp
- 20 gm jaggery
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp chaat masala
- 1 tsp pepper powder
- 1/4 cup coriander leaves chopped
- Oil for frying
- Salt according to taste
Method
How to make tamarind chutney
- Boil equal quantities of tamarind and jaggery in a cup of water for five minutes.
- Grind in a mixer once it cools. The chutney is ready.
How to make Dahi Wada
- Soak urad dal and moong dal in water in separate bowls overnight. Drain water and grind them separately the next morning.
- Mix them together and add cumin powder, pepper powder and salt. Let the mixture rest for three to four hours.
- Roll into small balls and deep fry them.
- Once they turn golden brown, soak them immediately in a bowl of water.
- Squeeze the water out and leave them on a plate to air.
- Now pour sweet curd over wadas.
- Garnish with tamarind chutney, chaat masala, chilli powder and coriander leaves.
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