Dahi Vadas Without Oil (Steamed)
Course: Appetizers, Snacks, chaatCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Easy10 to 12
servings15
minutes15
minutesWe all crave for chaats. Dahi Vadas is one of the popular chaats. However, being health conscious, we also want to avoid eating fried foods. I tried making a healthier version of dahi vadas by steaming the vadas instead of deep frying. Surprisingly, the taste was very similar to the traditional fried vadas.With elimination of oil, it becomes a very healthy food with lentils and dahi being the main ingredients. You can satisfy your cravings and stay healthy too.
Ingredients
½ cup moong dal , wash and soak for 5 to 6 hours
½ cup urad dal, wash and soak for 5 to 6 hours
2 tbsp besan (chickpea flour)
1 tsp fruit salt (Eno)
Salt to taste
2 tsp hing
1 tsp oil
Chilled dahi, imli chutney, cilantro chutney, chaat masala, jeera powder, chilli powder and salt for serving
Directions
- Remove excess water and grind dals to make a thick mixture. Add water as required to help grinding but keep a thick consistency.
- Transfer to a bowl. Add besan and salt and mix thoroughly.
- Apply oil on the idli plate and put the idli maker on medium heat.
- Add eno into the dal mixture and quickly mix it.
- Take lemon size dal mixture using a table spoon and put in the idli plates. Repeat.
- Steam for about 15-17 minutes on heat, first 10 minutes on medium heat,and last 5-7 minutes on the slow heat. Let it cool down a bit for about 5 minutes.
- Take a big bowl and add warm water (enough to dip vadas), salt and 2 tsp hing.
- Add vada into the warm water, wait for about 10 minutes.
- Take out the vadas and squeeze out the water using your hands.
- To serve, put vadas in a plate, add in the chilled dahi, and top with imli chutney, cilantro chutney, chaat masala, jeera powder, red chili powder and salt to taste.
- Enjoy immediately!
Notes
- if you make less time, soak daal for 2 hours in hot water.