Dahi vada(Yogurt vadas),is a delicious snack with the crisp vadas soaked in dahi or yogurt and very yum during summers when served chilled.Though the original recipe calls for crisp fried vadas fried in oil but this one is for the 'Fried to Fav 'series.This month's theme was baked or steamed dahi vadas but I rather tried a very easy version of this using microwave.I would like to thank Nupur @ UK Rasoi for this yummy challenge.They were absolutely soft and delicious but the only lacking part was the outer crisp part but I think that can be solved by microwaving it to another minute or so but then I was a bit apprehensive as sometime it may turn hard.So I didn't want to lose the soft texture of vadas.Apart from the crisp part everything else tastes similar to the fried vadas.If you wish to cut off your extra oil from your recipe,then this will surely solve the problem..:-) We just loved it with sweet tamarind chutney topping,Do try it at home!!
Ingredients
for vadas
split moong dal 1/2 cup
green chillies 2
salt
baking soda a pinch(optional)
for topping
yogurt 2 cups
buttermilk or thin yogurt 11/2 cup
chilly powder 1/2 tsp
roasted cumin powder 1/2 tsp
chat masala 1/2 tsp
drizzle of salt
sweet tamarind chutney 2 tsp
Method
- Wash and soak the moong dal for 4-5 hours or soak it in very hot water for 1 hour.Grind the dal with very little water ,green chillies and salt to a smooth paste.Keep whisking the batter 3-4 times in a circular motion to make it light & fluffy.Then,add the pinch of baking soda to the batter.
- Apply oil in the ramekin or spray with oil.Then pour around 1 tbsp of batter in it and microwave on high for 1 minute.(You can see in the image the vadas leave the sides of ramekin or insert a tooth pick to see it comes out clean)
-Let it cool for another minute and remove from ramekin.
-Repeat the same step till you finish making all vadas.
-Then take the thin yogurt or buttermilk in a bowl ,add salt and put all the vadas in it.
-Let it remain soaked for another 25-30 minutes.
-In another bowl,place the vadas & pour the thick yogurt on top of it.
-Add the chilly powder,cumin powder,chat masala and a drizzle of salt.
-Pour the sweet tamarind chutney on top.
-Serve it chilled or JLT !!
Servings~ 5 vadas
NOTES
* You can pour the batter in a large pan and microwave accordingly.Then cut and make the shape of vadas or squares.
* Adding baking soda gives the extra softness and so helps in easy soaking of vadas.
* You can use urad dal too in place of moong dal.
Linking this to Fried To Fav event hosted by Nupur @ UK Rasoi ,Only Microwave Recipes hosted by Pari @ foodelicious
Sending this to Street Food Of India event hosted by Rosh @ Chef Al Dente
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Interesting version of Dahi vada! :) Split moong dal is used because its baked in microwave?! Or we can replace it with urad dal?
ReplyDeleteAvoiding extra calories is the main task of many of us! ;) Good job Julie!
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Excellent idea of baking vadai.love it.
ReplyDeleteMicrowave version of Urad dal vada looks like a muffin/sponge cake...so soft n delicious...will try this for sure...I love dahi vadas a lot, both South Indian n North Indian with chaat chutneys...looks too Yumm!!
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microwave vadas- what a great idea- love it Julie!
ReplyDeleteLovely, will definitely try this :-)
ReplyDeletevadas looking delicious...very simple without oil....
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ReplyDeleteIt's a healthy version of vada.. Yum..
ReplyDeleteNice try. Looks great, maybe curd would have helped to enhance the taste.
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No oil dahi vada is a great idea!! Looks very delicious!
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ReplyDeleteExcellent! without oil dahi vada looks yummy and perfect dear.
ReplyDeleteLooks yummy and smooth. :)
ReplyDeleteHey this is yum.
ReplyDeleteDelicious and guilt free snack...Loved the quick method of using MW...These look yum...
ReplyDeleteNice recipe Julie..vadas look soft and yum!
ReplyDeletethis is nice...moong dal vadas...i hav to try these.
ReplyDeleteWorth an effort Julie..You have baked it so temptingly..I loved the clicks tooo much.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting version Julie and no oil to rest the conscience of guilt as well.
ReplyDeleteOk, now this is a very different vada, never used moong dal and also in microwave :). cant imagine its taste. Very Interesting :)
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ReplyDeletevery innovative recipe..cant believe vadas made by MWing..a must try recipe..really does it taste like sada vadas julie?
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ReplyDeleteLovely dahi vada and mouthwatering clicks
ReplyDeletewow.. healthy version.. looks very soft..
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ReplyDeletenever knew there could be so many options with zero oil dahi wadas..wonderful..but did the wadas not soak up the curd?
ReplyDeleteThanx all, it is indeed a low calorie version & a quick one:)
ReplyDelete@Mahi Thanx Mahi, I think you can replace it with urad dal too, bcos we are anyway adding a pinch of baking soda to it, it will surely puff up:-)
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@vaishali sabnani Thanx Vaishali for dropping by, actually I just forgot to click the fotos of soaking .. The vadas shown are before soaking ( the prepared ones) but they soaked really well as I poured 11/2 cups of thin yogurt and after 30 minutes, all was vanished:-)
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I did soak it dear for 30 minutes in 1 1/2 cup thin yogurt..just that I didn't have snaps for that:-)
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Nice idea. Since it gets covered with curd and the chutney the non-browning of the vada does not matter and what's more - it is healthy too!
ReplyDeleteGawddd Julie... Why didn't this idea come to me before. I steamed mine, and though were good enough I bet these Micro version must be better ..
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wow..your Dahi vada looks superb......nice idea of preparing in ,microwave ...I never knew that we can prepare this in microwave also..book marked...
ReplyDeleteThanks Julie! I was wondering how did they taste when they came out of the oven?-without soaking?
ReplyDeleteI liked the idea of first soaking. I do it too; some do it in water which takes off the fried oil too. :-)
Tkz for the clarification Julie! :)
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