We had these several times during our trip to Delhi. I "pestered" recipes
out of two cooks and put this version together.

-= Exported from BigOven =-

South Indian Dahi Vada

These spicy Indian lentil "donuts" make a great appetizer or snack. They are
served with spiced yogurt.

Recipe By: Pete Romfh
Serving Size: 12
Cuisine: Indian
Main Ingredient: Lentils
Categories: Low Sugar, Diabetic, Atkins-Friendly, Vegetarian, Low Carb, Fry,
Snacks, Brunch, Appetizers

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

-= Instructions =-
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


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Enjoy !!

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Pete Romfh, Telecom Geek & Amateur Gourmet.
http://www.bigoven.com/~promfh
promfh (at) hal-pc (dot) org