DAHI VADA RECIPE/PERUGU VADA RECIPE (SOUTH INDIAN STYLE)

Hi, today I'm going to share another tasty south Indian style dahi vada. In telugu it's called perugu vada. Tastes absolutely amazing. Also easy to prepare. If you have any leftover vada at home you can easily make them within minutes. North Indian dahi vade or dahi bhalle recipe and taste is completely different from this recipe. But will sure try share north Indian style dahi vade recipe. You have them at any time. We also make dahi vada in another style, we make dahi kadi and soak vada for some time and will serve it. But this is the easy process to make dahi vade. Few years back I learnt this recipe from my Bade ammi who is a super cook, and everytime it turned out super delicious.

I hope you will give this s try and let me know how it turned out for you.

Ingredients for vada :

Urad dal/white lentils/minapappu : 250 grams

Salt : 1 tea spoon leveled

Cooking soda/soda bicorb : 1/4 tea spoon

oil for deep frying

To make dahi mixture ;

Yogurt/curd/dahi : 500 to 600 ml

Medium green chilly : 2

1 inch size ginger piece

Grated medium carrot : 1

salt to taste

Chopped coriander leaves : 1/4 cup

For tempering :

Oil : 1 tea spoon

Curry leaves : 1 string

Mustard seeds : 1/2 tea spoon

Method :

First wash and soak dal for 4 hours ,then take  dal into a blender add salt and soda bicarbonatethen without adding water blend into a coarse paste.

Now take this into a bowl and beat it well with your hands until batter becomes lite and fluffy.

Now heat oil in a pan make vada shape and drop them in hot oil. Fry on medium flame on both sides until they turns into golden color. Then take them into a plate

Now take 1/2 litre of water and butter milk, add some salt and soak fried vade  for 10 to 15 minutes.

Now take green chilly and ginger into a blender and blend it. Keep this a side.

While vade is soaking,take curd in a bowl whisk it well until smooth. Now add grated carrots,blended chilly and ginger, salt and mix it well. (if your curd is thick add some water)

Now to make tempering,heat oil In a pan add mustard seeds, let them crackle, then add curry leaves, now add this tempering to curd mixture and mix it well.

Now take soaked vada squeeze it gently and drop in tempered curd,just soak for 5 to 10 minutes and serve.

Soak dal for 4 hours

Take into a blender

Add salt and cooking soda

Blend it coarsely

Take this batter into a bowl beat it well for few minutes

Make vada and drop them in hot oil

Fry on both sides until they changes into golden color

Take them into a plate

Drop and soak them in butter milk or water For few minutes

Now take green chillies and ginger into a blender

Blend it coarsely

Now take curd in a bowl, whisk it well

Now add salt

Add grated carrots

Add chilly and ginger paste

Mix it well

Now make some tempering

Add it to curd mixture

Now take soaked vada, squeeze it gently

Drop them in curd mixture

Sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves

Serve!!!!!