Lucknowi Dahi Vade
Water soaked fried lentil dumpling served with yogurt and sauces
- Category: Lakhnawi Recipes, Snacks Recipes, Uttar Pradesh Recipes
Ingredients
- 1 cup Urad Dal, soaked for 2-3 hours
- Ginger, grated as needed
- Green Chillies, chopped as needed
- 1 tablespoon Cashews, coarsely crushed
- 1 tablespoon Almonds, coarsely crushed
- 1/4 cup Onions, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons Coriander leaves, finely chopped
- Red Chilli Powder as needed
- Black Salt as needed
- Tamarind-Date Chutney as needed
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds, roasted and coarsely crushed
- 2 cups Yogurt/Curds or as needed
- Salt as needed
- 2 tablespoons Coriander leaves, finely chopped
- Oil to deep fry
Instructions
- Mix Onions, Almonds, Cashews, Green Chillies, Ginger, Coriander leaves and salt. Keep aside.
- Drain and grind urad dal with little water into a smooth paste. Whisk batter along with salt until fluffy.
- Deep fry spoonful of batter till llight brown on all sides. Drain and keep aside vadas.
- Dunk vadas in cold water and let them soak for 10-15 minutes.
- In serving dish place squeezed vadas. Pour whisked yogurt. Sprinkle salt, black salt, cumin powder, red chilli powder. Add tamarind date chutney and coriander leaves.
- Serve Lucknowi Dahi Vade cold as snack.