Dahi Vade - North Indian Snack

A great starter or a cold appetizer, Dahi Vada, is a popular North Indian street food. Interesting Dahi Vada recipes totally lights your candle, especially if they are easy to prepare. I learned this recipe from my loving Papa. Absolutely lip smacking snack as you bite into a soft, melt-in-the-mouth, delicious vada, it leaves you with mysterious flavors that tickle your taste, tempting your appetite for 

Time Taken -  10 - 15 mins

Ingredients-

Curd - 2 Cups thick 
Paneer - 250 gm

Bread - 8- 10 Slices

Green Chillies - 3-4 nos.(Chopped)

Raisins - 8-10 Nos.(Chopped)
Ginger - 1" Grated
Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp

Chat Masala to taste
Salt to taste

A small bunch of Coriander Leaves, finely chopped

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💡 Dahi vadas are made of lentil (black gram/urad dal) made into fried balls which are then smoothened with fresh curds and sprinkled by some spices like chilli powder, cumin powder, chat masala, drizzled with sweet tamarind chutney and garnish with coriander leaves.

In this variation I replaced the Lentil with Paneer for filling and use of Bread. By this we can avoid the frying of Vada which is not healthy for now-a-days life and by using Paneer which contains lots of energy like Carbohydrates, Minerals, Proteins, Vitamins in it.

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Procedure-

• Place the grated paneer in a wide bowl.
• Add chopped Green Chillies, Raisins, Ginger, Chat Masala, Salt and mix it with grated Paneer.
• Mix gently with your finger tips and set aside while you prepare the bread..
• Remove the crusts from your bread or use the regular white Bread available in the market.
• Roll out each slice of Bread by firstly dipping it into the water and remove the water by pressing them. This will make the bread more soft and helps to hold the filling into it .
• Place about 1 tsp or so of filling in the middle of the bread slice.
• Gently roll in from both end, making sure that the filling stays well within the roll.
• Repeat with the remaining bread slices.
• Now dip all the bread rolls into curd.
• Finally garnish the DahiVada's with finely chopped Coriander Leaves, Green Chillies and sprinkle some Cumin Powder and Red Chilli Powder.

Note: Don't Put the Dahi Vada or Bread rolls into refrigerator for long time as it makes Bread and the filling hard. 

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