Green Mung dal Dahi Vada. Dahi Vada is a popular snack where vada are dunked in a creamy yogurt topped with spicy and sweet chutneys. Dahi vada are a craze at home and I do make them at times as they require some prep work to be done beforehand. Like making both the spicy green coriander chutney and sweet tamarind.
Moong dal dahi vadas are light and yummy variety of vadas.
Vadas are deep fried balls of lentil paste.
It is a delicious and healthy chaat item popular all Dahi vadas can be served as a chaat item or it can also be served with the main course.
You can have Green Mung dal Dahi Vada using 12 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Green Mung dal Dahi Vada
- You need 1 cup of split green mung dal.
- It's 5 of green chillies chopped.
- It's 1" of ginger pieces.
- You need to taste of salt.
- It's 1/4 tsp of asafoetida (hing).
- You need as needed of oil for deep frying.
- Prepare of To serve:.
- Prepare 2 cups of beaten fresh curd.
- You need 1 cup of khajur chutney.
- Prepare as needed of Red chilli powder.
- You need as needed of Roasted cumin seeds powder.
- Prepare as needed of Fresh coriander leaves finely chopped.
Moongdal dahi vadas are light in compare to urad dal dahivadas. dal vada fritters are the most popular pakora recipe from western india especially from gujarat and rajasthan. however there are several other variations to to any pakoda batter. later it is spiced with ginger, coriander, green chilli, cumin, and also optionally finely chopped onions and mixed well. note. This is a heavy snack so, I suggest Drain, add the green chillies and blend in a mixer to a smooth paste, using approx. ½ cup of water. Transfer the paste into a bowl, add the asafoetida and salt and mix well. Dahi vadas or dahi bhallas are usually made of Urad dal, but they equally taste good when made with moong dal.
Green Mung dal Dahi Vada step by step
- Wash and soak split green mung dal for 8 hours. Discard the soaked water,add fresh water and de skin the soaked dal..
- Add chopped green chillies,ginger pieces,de skin mung dal into small mouth deep container. Grind it to smooth paste batter with the help of Boss hand grinder..
- Add asafoetida,salt to taste in prepared mung dal batter, mix well.Heat oil in kadhai. With the help of small round spoon take little portion of prepared mung dal batter,drop it in hot oil, similarly add few more..
- Deep fry vadas in hot oil on medium flame till golden brown... similarly prepared more mung dal vadas from remaining batter..
- While the fried mung dal vada are still hot put them in water(add 1/2 tsp salt in water) filled bowl.Soak them for 5-8 minutes till they are soft..
- Take the soaked vada out of water one by one,press them with your palms to remove excess water. Similarly repeat the process with remaining vadas..
- In serving plate arrange prepared mung dal vadas. On it pour beaten curd, 1 tbsp khajur chutney on each vada as shown..
- Sprinkle red chilli powder, roasted cumin seed powder & garnish with chopped fresh coriander leaves..
- For khajur chutney...de seeded 1 cup dates,add enough water, pressure cook for 4 whistles. Cool and grind in mixer to smooth paste. Add water if needed to make thick pouring consistency chutney..add 1/2 tsp of red chilli powder and 1/4 tsp roasted cumin seed powder,salt to taste. Use as required..
- Serve / relish Green Mung dal Dahi vada as savoury snack during Diwali festival..
Dahi vada is generally made only with urad dal. While Dahi bhalla has some moong lentils included to make the vada batter. Well-made dahi vada have a melt in the mouth texture. The sweet sour tamarind chutney and flavorful spicy green chutneys compliment the taste. Whole green mung dal recipe with step by step photos - whole moong is simmered in onion-tomato gravy.