South Indian Dahi Vada

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South Indian Dahi Vada Ingredients

1/2 cup Split Black Lentils - Uraad dal	1/4 cup Milk
1/2 cup Green Lentils - Moong Dal	1/4 teaspoon Black pepper - to taste
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt	1 cup Yogurt - plain
1/2 teaspoon Cumin - toasted & ground	6 small Curry leaves - finely chopped
1 medium green chile - finely diced	1 teaspoon ginger root - crushed
1 cup Oil - for frying

Instructions for South Indian Dahi Vada

Clean dal, wash and soak in water for 4 hours. Blend in blender at medium speed using minimum water to keep paste moving freely. Add salt, cumin, and chilies.

Then start heating the oil, it needs to be quite hot. Drop large spoonfuls of batter into your hand. Form in traditional "donut" shape. Fry till golden brown.

Drop fried Vadas in water. Let it soak 3-4 minutes or until ready to serve.

Beat yogurt with milk. Add pepper, curry leaves, and ginger according to taste. Some people add mint or mango chutney to this as well. If you prefer it sweeter add a bit of Splenda.

Squeeze out water from the vada and pour spiced yogurt over the top.
Garnish with cilantro (coriander) leaves and some shredded carrot.

Makes about 12 dumplings and about 1 - 1./2 cups if sauce.
Each vada (and 2 Tbs sauce) contain an estimated:
Cals: 215, FatCals: 169, TotFat: 19g
SatFat: 3g, PolyFat: 11g, MonoFat: 5g
Chol: 2mg, Na: 117mg, K: 176mg
TotCarbs: 8g, Fiber: 4g, Sugars: 2g
NetCarbs: 5g, Protein: 4g

Main Ingredient: LentilsCuisine: Indian

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