Thursday, July 26, 2007

Chatpate Dahi Vadas

Dahi Vada or Yogurt Dumpling (sounds funny and absurd) is one of the most common chaats made in any north indian household. I have very fond memories of eating dahi vadas in my friends' birthdays.. it is one of the most ubiquitous items in kids' birthdays other than chhole puri , cake and gulab jamuns. One obvious reason for its popularity is it is very easy to make and store.
Ingredients:
  1. Dhania/Coriander/ Cilantro.
  2. Tamarind-Date Chutney.
  3. Dahi/Yogurt (beaten).
  4. Vadas(soak them in normal water when hot).
  5. 1/2 Teaspoon Red chillies Powder.
  6. 1/2 Teaspoon of Toasted Jeera/Cumin seeds powder*.
Assembling:
  1. Squeeze water out of 2 vadas into a bowl.
  2. Mix yogurt , salt (as per your taste), sugar (as per your taste).
  3. Add generous amount of yogurt and 2-3 tablespoons of tamarind- date chutney.
  4. sprinkle some red chillies powder and jeera powder in the bowl.
  5. garnish with dhania.
(*) - take a skillet and heat it . When it is hot, add jeera and toast it till it is golden brown in color. grind it using a pestle or by crushing it with the back of a table spoon.

My Recommendation:
- mix the yogurt, jeera powder, chillies powder, salt , sugar to sort of make yogurt chutney.

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