Sunday, February 4, 2007
Thair (Dahi/Yogurt) Vadas
Ingredients: 250 gms Potatoes; 2 cups curds; 3 green chilies; 1 piece ginger; 500 gms. peas; 1 cup black gram (urd) dal; 1 small bunch coriander leaves; a pinch of asafoetida and salt to taste. Method: Boil and mash the potatoes. Boil and crush the peas; chop the coriander leaves. Grind ginger and green chilies into a fine paste. Soak the black gram (urd) dal over night. Grind it into a thick paste the next morning. Mix potatoes, coriander leaves, peas, asafoetida and chilly-ginger paste. Make about 10 to 15 round balls. Dip each ball in urd dal paste and deep fry on a steady fire. Churn the curds adding sufficient water and salt. Soak fried balls (vadas) in curds for quarter of an hour. Decorate with chilly powder and chopped coriander leaves. |
