Dahi Bhalla (Curd Vada)

Ingredients

For Vadas: 

• Black gram lentil - 1 cup, urad dal without skin, washed, soaked for 3 hours
• Yellow moong dal - 2 tbsps, soak for 2 hours 
• Ginger - small piece
• Green chilies - 2 to 3
• Salt to taste
• oil for deep frying

 To prepare dahi bhalla chaat:

• Fresh curd - 2 cups
• Water - 1 and 1/2 cup
• Powdered sugar - 1/2  tsp
• Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp 
• cumin (jeera) powder - 1 tbsp
• Chaat masala powder -1 tbsp 
• Sweet tamarind chutney - As per taste 
• Fresh coriander leaves for garnish

 Method:

 1) grind the urad dal, moong dal, green chilies, ginger and salt together to a fine paste using 2-3 tbls water. Remove to a wide bowl. Using your hand or hand beater, beat the batter for a good 5 minutes till it is airy and light.

 2) heat oil in a deep frying vessel, slowly drop large lemon sized quantity of batter into the hot oil. Deep fry on medium heat for sometime and then fry on high heat till golden brown.
 3) Remove these deep fried vadas into a bowl of luke warm water and place them in it for few minutes. Remove and gently press between your palms so that excess water oozes out. Keep them aside.
 4)Beat curd well till smooth and add the water to make it smooth without any lumps. Add 1/4 tsp red chilli pwd and 1/4 tsp cumin pwd and salt to taste. 
5)Place the vadas in a serving bowl and pour the chilled curd mixture evenly all over the vadas, covering them completely. 
6) Chill the vadas for sometime before serving.
7)  Before serving,  pour 2 tbsps of sweet imli chutney, sprinkle some chaat powder, cumin powder, pepper powder, red chilli powder and garnish with fresh coriander leaves. 

Tip: 

1) Use thick and creamy curd for better taste.
2) add soaked raisins for a sweet and tangy twist while garnishing.