Dahi Bhalle

I love chaat. I love it even more when it is home made. My MIL makes amazing Dahi Bhalle’s. So I took her recipe and gave it my twist. The outcome was amazing. It is finger licking good….

Ingredients:

For bhalle:

Urad Dal – 1 cup

Moong dal – ½ cup

Masoor dal – ½ cup

Green Chilli – 1

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

For the dahi:

Yogurt – 1 cups

Dry roasted Cumin powder – 1 tsp

Rock Salt – 1 tsp

Sugar – 1 tsp

Garnishing:

Sweet Tamarind Chutney

Dry Roasted Cumin Powder

Red Chilli Powder

Method:

                                           Grind dal to a smooth paste with green chilli and salt

Drop the batter in tablespoonfuls into oil and prepare vadas or  bhallas

. Put bhallas in sufficient quantity of hot water. Leave for two minutes. 

Squeeze between your palms to drain out water.

. Place bhallas on a plate and cover with yogurt. Add tamarind chutney. Sprinkle red chilli powder and roasted cumin powder. 

Wash and soak dal in three cups of cold water overnight. Drain off excess water the following day. Grind dal to a smooth paste with green chilli and salt. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Drop batter in tablespoonfuls in it and fry until light golden. Drain onto an absorbent paper. These are now called bhallas or vadas. Put bhallas in sufficient quantity of hot water. Leave for two minutes. Squeeze between your palms to drain out water. 

Whisk yogurt well with rock salt (kala namak), sugar, cumin powder. Place bhallas on a plate and cover with yogurt. Add tamarind chutney. Sprinkle red chilli powder and roasted cumin powder. Serve immediately.