Moong Dal Dahi Vada. Moong dal dahi vadas are light and yummy variety of vadas. Vadas are deep fried balls of lentil paste. In dahi (curd/yogurt) vada, fried lentil balls are soaked in the warm water to remove the oil.

Moong dal dahi vada is a light and delicious Indian street food (Indian chat recipe) made with yellow lentil. Vadas are deep fried lentil dumplings, soaked in salty water and then served with beaten curd, green chutney, and sweet tamarind chutney with few spices sprinkled over them. Moong Dal Dahi Vada recipe with step by step pictures. You can cook Moong Dal Dahi Vada using 14 ingredients and 17 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Moong Dal Dahi Vada

You need of For Vada.
It's 1 cup of Moong Dal/Yellow Lentils.
Prepare of Oil, for deep frying.
Prepare 4 cups of lukewarm Water.
You need to taste of Salt.
Prepare of For Chaat.
It's 1 of and 1/2 cup Yoghurt.
You need 1 tsp of Sugar.
Prepare 1 tsp of Red Chilli Powder.
Prepare 2 tsp of Roasted Cumin Powder.
Prepare 2 tsp of Chaat masala.
It's 1/4 cup of Sweet Tamarind Chutney.
You need 1 tbsp of Green chutney.
You need 1 tbsp of Tomato sauce.

Since my childhood, I love Moong Dal Dahi Vada which are specially prepared by Mother (Maa), specially in festivals like Holi and Diwali. They are light and taste almost like Dahi Vadas, but are easy to digest compared to Urad Dal based Vadas. Dahi Bhalle or Dahi Vada is a popular North Indian snack, you might remember them as Delhi's street food or as a dish you mostly saw at weddings. Whenever special guests are home I make this to.

Moong Dal Dahi Vada instructions

Rinse and soak moong dal in water for 6 hours or overnight..
Drain and discard all water from dal and grind it into a fine paste..
Transfer it to a large bowl and beat the batter until it turns light, about 4-5 minutes..
Heat oil in a deep frying pan over medium flame..
When oil is medium hot, take a medium lemon sized portion of batter in between your fingers or a spoon and gently drop it into the oil..
Drop 4-5 portions at a time..
Deep-fry them on medium heat until light golden brown and crispy..
Take them out from oil and transfer into tissue paper to soak extra oil..
Heat water in a big utensil and add salt..
Soak vadas in this water for about 30-40 minutes..
Takeout them out from water and press gently between your palms and remove excess water..
Transfer them to serving plate..
Beat curd with sugar and salt from hand beater until smooth..
Pour generous amount of curd evenly over vadas until they fully covered..
Top it with sweet Tamarind chutney, tomato sauce and green chutney..
Sprinkle red chilli powder, roasted cumin powder and chaat masala powder..
Tasty and light moong dal dahi vada is ready..

Moong dal dahi vadas are light and yummy variety of vadas. Dahi vadas or dahi bhallas are usually made of Urad dal, but they equally taste good when made with moong dal. So if you have some yellow moong dal and corn lying around in your kitchen, give this a try and I am sure you and your family would relish the result. Dahi Vadas are lentil dumplings topped with a spicy savory yogurt and tamarind chutney. These are great as a side dish for a formal dinner or served as a chaat.