How to Make Soft Dahi Bhalla | Urad Dal Dahi Vada Recipe

Babita Singh

You will find here step by step preparation of soft dahi bhalla recipe with tips and tricks. Dahi bhalla or dahi vada is a popular street-style chaat recipe made with washed urad and moong dal fritters dipped in mildly sweetened curd and topped with green and red chutney. It is a gluten-free snack recipe relished by both kids as well as adults.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Resting time 4

Total Time 30

Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine Indian

Servings 5 Servings

Ingredients

For bhalla making

¾ cup Urad dal
¼ cup moong dal
2 green chillies
1 tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp salt
1 pinch heeng
Oil for frying

For final assembling

500 gm curd
1 tbsp sugar
¼ cup Imli ki chutney
¼ cup green chutney
2 tbsp anar (optional)
1 tbsp all purpose salt mixture

Instructions

First, wash and soak urad and moong dal together for at least 2-3 hours.
After 3 hours, strain extra water from soaked dals and transfer it to a mixer grinder. Add green chillies and cumin seeds.
Do not add water and grind it to a coarse and thick paste. If required don't add more than 1-2 tbsp of water.
Transfer this paste into a big mixing bowl.
Whisk the mixture with the help of a hand whisk till it becomes light and fluffy.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a frying pan on a low medium flame.
Once the oil becomes hot enough, with the help of a spoon or with your hand start dropping a small portion of the dal mixture into the oil.
Stir them occasionally in the oil so that they will cook evenly from all sides.
When they become light golden in colour remove them on a plate, it will take about 3-4 minutes for one batch.
Let them cool to room temperature.
Now, in a big saucepan, add water and warm it. Then add salt and heeng to it.
Add slightly cooled bhalle in the water, cover it and leave it for half an hour.
Now whisk chilled curd to make it smooth and add sugar to it. Keep it aside.
After that, take out bhalla from water and lightly squeeze them between your palms. Do not squeeze hard otherwise they will break as they become very soft at this stage.
Collect them all on a plate. Place this plate in the refrigerator for about half an hour to let them cool.
Now take a big bowl, add half of the curd. Then arrange bhallas in it, pour more curd over them.
After that, pour some green chutney, red chutney, sprinkle salt masala and finally decorate with some pomegranate seeds.
Serve immediately.

Notes

1. Use washed whole urad dal for this recipe. It helps in making soft bhalle.

2. Wash dal with water several times before soaking.

3. Don't add water while grinding the dal mixture but if it is hard to grind add 1 to 2 tbsp of water not more than that.

4. Whisk the dal paste for at least 2-3 minutes, this step is very important as it helps in making the mixture airy and fluffy and results in soft and spongy bhalle.

5. you can make bhalle using your hand or with the help of a spoon.

6. Make small size bhalle as they cook nicely from inside also looks good while serving

7. After frying let the bhalle cool a little bit then add into warm water.

8. Remove the bhalle from water and squee very lightly between your palms and puts them in the refrigerator for half an hour before serving.

How to make a salt masala mixture for dahi bhalle?

Take 2 tbsp dry mint leaves, 1 tsp roasted cumin seeds, 1/8 tsp black salt, 1/8 tsp white salt, 1/8 tsp black pepper powder, 1/8 tsp chaat masala + 1/8 tsp ajwain. grind them into a fine powder and use it for sprinkling on the dahi bhalle chaat.

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