Dahi Vada Recipe – Sharmis Passions

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Dahi Vada is a popular Indian chat made using medu vada, curd, sweet chutney, green chutney, coriander leaves etc. Dahi Vada is a perfect filling mid meal snack and could be made at home when we make vada for meals. Learn to make Dahi Vada with step by step pictures.

Dahi Vada is my favorite. Ever since I tasted the chat style dahi vada at a supermarket I wanted to recreate it at home.I love anything curd based and when it comes to chats, I cannot resist myself. Dahi puri is my favorite and next to it my all time fav is the north indian style dahi vada.

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About Dahi Vada

‘Dahi’ in Hindi means curd and ‘Vada’ is crispy savory snack in donut shape so Dahi Vada means vada in curd. If you have leftover medu vada then making dahi vada is quick and easy, it tastes so delicious.

I had few extra medu vadas the other day and I used them up for this – But if you prefer you can shape them like bondas too. I have many friends asking how to shape vada it comes by practice, I have shared all the tips and tricks I learnt during my medu vada making journey.

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Dahi Vada Ingredients

Medu Vada – Make vada and let it cool down then use it.
Curd – Curd should be thick, beat it well with sugar and use it.
Chat Chutneys – Green chutney and sweet chutney is added.
Spice powders – Red chili powder, chat masala powder, roasted cumin powders are added.
Coriander leaves – Add chopped coriander leaves for garnish.

How to make Dahi Vada Step by Step

1.Take yogurt and milk in a bowl and whisk it well. Keep the vadas ready. Soak it in the milk yogurt mixture for 30 minutes. Turn over in between.

2.At the time of serving : Transfer the vadas to a serving plate. Then pour the thick yogurt mixed with salt over the vadas. Drizzle red, green chutney, sprinkle chat masala, red chili powders. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

Enjoy your homemade dahi vadas!

Expert Tips

Soaking the vadas in milk + curd mixture helps to avoid sourness.
Adding onions to the vada is purely your choice. You can skip it in the vadas and add raw onions while serving too.
The amount of green and sweet chutney can be adjusted to our preference. You can make the chaat chutneys ready the previous day and refrigerate to make it handy.
I used the remaining medu vadas so used it , you can make them as round bonda balls too.

Serving and Storage

You can make the chutneys, sev ready. On the day of serving make medu vada and assemble the chat and serve immediately.

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Dahi Vada Recipe

Ingredients

4 medu vada
½ cup thick curd chilled
¼ cup milk + 2 tablespoon curd
2 teaspoon green chutney
2 teaspoon sweet chutney
½ teaspoon red chilli powder
½ teaspoon chaat masala powder
1 tablespoon coriander leaves finely chopped
salt to taste

Instructions

Take yogurt and milk in a bowl and whisk it well. Keep the vadas ready. Soak it in the milk yogurt mixture for 30 minutes. Turn over in between.
At the time of serving : Transfer the vadas to a serving plate. Then pour the thick yogurt mixed with salt over the vadas. Drizzle red, green chutney, sprinkle chat masala, red chili powders. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

Notes

Soaking the vadas in milk + curd mixture helps to avoid sourness.

Adding onions to the vada is purely your choice. You can skip it in the vadas and add raw onions while serving too.

The amount of green and sweet chutney can be adjusted to our preference. You can make the chaat chutneys ready the previous day and refrigerate to make it handy.