Dahi bhalla or dahi vada

Dahi Vada or Dahi bhalla is a famous North India street chaat....

It is made from Urad dal .....

For 20-25 pieces 

Ingredients 

11/2 cup Urad Dal 

1/2 tsp of salt

2-3 tbsp of cashew pieces

8-10 pieces Raisins

A pinch of hing

For chaat

(Your choice)

Yogurt

Sweet chutney

Green chutney

Black salt

Roasted and grinded Cumin powder 

Red chili powder

Chaat masala

Sev 

Method

Wash and Soak Dal for 4-5 hrs into water and grind in a grinder with 1-2 tsp water.

Dal batter should be thick .

Beat the  Dal for 8-10 minutes with the help of hands...... Beating is the most important step.....It makes dal fluffy..and Vadas will be soft .

Add hing,salt , cashews and raisins and mix well.

Heat oil in a pan for deep frying 

Take small or big (according to your desire ) ball of dal and drop it into medium hot oil.

Fry it on medium gas until it become golden brown in color.

Now take out vadas from oil ....
and put it into water.......

Squeeze it properly and keep it into blended yogurt ...(yogurt should be in medium thick consistency)
and leave the vadas into yogurt for 5-8 minutes.

Now Add Sweet chutney , green chutney, roasted cumin powder and sev for garnishing....
Enjoy dahi bhalla chaat