Dahi Vada/Curd Vada

Ingredients :-

For Vada

• Skinless urad dal - 2 Cup
• Semolina (Sooji) - 1/4 cup (optional)
• Baking Soda -1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep frying
• Onion(finely chopped) - 1/2 cup (optional)
• Green chili (finely chopped) - 1 tbsp (optional)

For Dahi

• Yogurt (Dahi) -  2 cup(you can take as per your requirement)
• Curry leaves - 2-3 string
• Mustard seeds - 1tbsp
• Dry Red chili - 2-3 nobs
• Sugar - 1/2tbsp
• Roasted red chili powder - 1tsp
• Roasted cumin powder - 1 tsp
• Pinch of Hing 
• Salt as per taste
• Oil - 1tbsp

Method :-

• Wash the urad dal and soak it for 5-6 hours or over night. Then grind to make a smooth paste, don't add the too much water because the batter should be a thick paste.
• Beat(mix) the batter in your hand to make the vada more soft. 
• Then add the salt,baking soda,semolina,chopped onion,chopped green chili  and mix it nicely and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a kadai, Apply some water in your palm then take some amount of  batter and flatten it.then with help of your finger make a hole in the middle and drop it in the hot oil carefully.
• Fry it till golden brown from both side with medium flame, then drain the oil and put the vada's in to the cold water 4-5 mints.
• At the same time Beat the curd properly and add some water as per requirement and make it little watery.
• Then keep the curd into a deep bowl and add salt,sugar,cumin powder,chili powder into the curd and mix it.
• Then take the vada out from the water and squeeze it,then put it into the curd mixture slowly other wise it will break.
• take a small pan add 1 tbsp of oil for heat, then add dry red chili,mustard seeds and let it splutter,then add the curry leaves and saute it for 2 mints then switch off the flame.
• Then pour this into the Dahi vada and mix it slowly .
• Your Curd Vada/Dahi Vada is ready to eat. serve it adding little roasted chili and cumin powder and enjoy. (you can serve it with Aloo Dum to enjoy odisha famous Dahi vada aloo dum)