Ramzan Recipe: How to make Dahi Wada

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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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