Quick Dahi Vada (Bread Dumplings) In Yoghurt Sauce
Quick Bread Dahi Vada / Bhalla
Another version of vadas made from bread. They are easy and quick to make as you do not have to soak and grind the dal.
Ingredients
- For Vadas:
- 10 to 15 pieces of small bread
- Salt to taste
- 2-4 green chillies, cut into small pieces
- A small bunch of green coriander leaves washed and cut
- 1 inch piece of ginger, peeled and grated
- 10 gm Chiraunji nuts (use cashew if you can't find chiraunji)*
- 15 raisins or kishmish
- Oil for deep frying
- For yoghurt sauce:
- 500gms yoghurt or dahi
- A little red chilli powder, according to taste
- 1 tsp. dry-roasted and powdered cumin or jeera seeds
- Black rock salt or kala namak to taste
- 1 tsp. of sugar
Instructions
- Making vadas:
- Soak bread in water for 2 minutes
- Squeeze water out and mash the bread.
- Mix all vada ingredients with bread.
- Heat oil in a wok or kadhai.
- Make vadas, round burger shapes and deep fry in oil. Bread fries very quickly so make sure your oil is not too hot and you keep a close eye on vadas during frying.
- Remove from oil and put them in luke warm, salted water for 2 minutes.
- Squeeze gently, to remove water. Keep aside on a plate.
- Making Yoghurt sauce:
- Place yoghurt in a bowl and mix all sauce ingredients well with it.
- Adjust salt and chillies to taste.
- Spread a couple of tbs. yoghurt sauce on a platter.
- Dip each vada in yoghurt and place on the platter. Do not overlap because they are very frail and break easily.
- Garnish with green coriander leaves. Serve with Tamarind Chutney and Green Mango Chutney, either as a snack or as part of a main meal.
Notes
- * Chiraunji = nuts of the tree Buchanania latifolia