Moong Dal Dahi Vada
Serving - 7
INGREDIENTS
Split mung beans - 150 grams
Water - 500 milliliters
Dates (deseeded) - 35 grams
Water - 60 milliliters
Soaked mung beans
Green chili - 1 tablespoon
Ginger - 2 teaspoons
Cumin - 1 teaspoon
Water - 40 milliliters
Salt - 1 teaspoon
Oil - for frying
Warm water - 1 litre
Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
(For making curd)
Curd - 300 grams
Water - 60 milliliters
Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Powdered sugar - 1/2 teaspoon
(For making chutney)
Soaked dates
Water - 30 milliliters
Tamarind water - 150 milliliters
Salt - 1/4 teaspoon
Black salt - 1/4 teaspoon
Red chili - 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Ginger powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Jaggery powder - 1 tablespoon
(For Assembling)
Soaked vada
Prepared Curd
Red chili - 1/2 teaspoon
Prepared Tamarind chutney
Crushed papadi - 70 grams
Pomegranate - 100 grams
Coriander- 5 grams
PREPARATION
- Take 150 grams split mung beans in a bowl, add 500 millilters water and soak for 3 - 4 hours.
- In a small bowl ,add 35 grams dates, 60 milliliters water and soak for 30 minutes.
- Take soaked spilt mung beans,1 tablespoon green chili, 2 teaspoon ginger, 1 teaspoon cumin, 40 milliliters water in a grinder.
- Grind it to a smooth batter.
- Now, In a ground vada mixture, add 1 teaspoon salt and stir it until fluffy consistency.
- Take some vada batter in a spoon, drop it in heated oil and fry till golden brown.
- Drain the vada on the paper towel.
- Now, take 1 litre warm water in a bowl,1/2 teaspoon salt, mix once and add warm fried vada.
- Let it soak for 10 minutes.
- In a bowl, beat 300 grams curd till smooth.
- Then, add 60 millilters water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder, 1/2 teaspoon powdered sugar, mix well and keep aside.
- In a blender take soaked dates, add 30 millilitres water and blend to smooth paste.
- In a pan, add 150 milliliters tamarind water, cook for 2-3 minutes, then 1/4 teaspoon add salt, 1/4 teaspoon black salt, 1/2 teaspoon red chili, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1/4 teaspoon ginger powder, mix and cook for a while.
- Now, add blended dates paste, 1 tablespoon jaggery powder stir it well and cook for another 7-10 minutes.
- Remove the pan from heat .
- For assembling, take a plate arrange soaked vada top it with preparaed curd, 1/2 teaspoon red chili, prepared tamarind chutney and 70 grams crushed papadi.
- Garnish it with 100 grams pomegranate and 5 grams coriander.
- Serve immediately.