KAILASA's Sattvic Cooking

9.5 VADA - DAHI VADA


2 cups + ½ tsp<br>3-4	Urad dal<br>Dry Red Chillies
1 tsp	Salt to taste
5-6 stems	Cilantro, finely chopped
4 cups	Buttermilk
1 tsp	Turmeric
1 pinch	Salt to taste

3 cups<br>½ tsp	Oil as needed for deep frying<br>Mustard seeds

1) Soak 2 cups dal for 2 hours.
2) Drain dal, add 2-3 chillies and salt.
3) Mix into a thick dough using a blender and using as little water as possible. Set aside.
4) Mix in finely chopped cilantro.
5) Pour buttermilk into a large vessel, and then add salt and turmeric.
6) Heat oil and fry mustard seeds until they pop.
7) Brown ½ tsp urad dal and 2 red chillies and then add this to the buttermilk and stir well.
8) Heat oil. Then take a little bit of the dough, make it into a ball, flatten it on a wax paper, make a hole in the center.
9) Deep fry in hot oil. Remove when it is golden brown.
10) Soak in buttermilk for 1 hour.