Skinny Dahi vada -low fat,no fry recipe (spicy lentil dumplings dunked in yogurt sauce)

Dahi vada or thayir vadai is a popular snack from India ,in which deep fried lentil dumplings are soaked in yogurt sauce .Here is something I tried to lighted it up and make it a diet-friendly recipe, so that it could be enjoyed guilt free more often.

Ingredients
urad dhal 1/2 cup
mung dhal-1/4 cup
almond-4 whole
salt and pepper to taste
thick yogurt -1 cup
oil for spraying
chaat masala for garnish

•  start by measuring the urad dhal and the mung dhal,rise and soak for minimum of four hours
• add almonds and grind everything to a smooth paste with the the help of a little water 
• now season with salt and pepper ,mix and keep aside 
• for the sauce take one cup of thick yogurt ,season with some salt and if you prefer add a bit of chaat masala at this stage
• grease a paniyaram(also called aebleskiver pan ) pan and pour in the batter about 3/4 full 
• give it a spray and let cook for a few more minutes before flipping it on the other side 
• repeat until all the batter is used up
• soak these vadai in the yogurt sauce for a minimum of an hour and finish off with some chaat masala sprinkled on top 
•  serve this cold right out of the refrigerator with some sweet and hot chutneys  

Here is a quick tutorial :

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Secret to Perfect vadai recipe

Medu vadai is the star of festival season or to say most of the festival at home would be just incomplete with out this crunchy on outside and soft on the inside deep fried savory donuts.I have been trying to perfect my skills at making them as long as I can remeber asking my hubby whats his favorite food,yes they top my husbands favorite food list,so I said to myself-' I should make 'em and I should make 'em perfect ' there began my quest for the perfect vadai.
Almost every household in south India makes them ,but to get a crunchy on outside and soft on the inside" hotel style" vadai ,the batter should be just right.which could be possible in a wet grinder ,but then ,I always do a small batch and I think if this method were to be applied for a larger quantity it would work all the same . Here is my  foolproof method that makes perfect vadai every time ,
Ingredients :

Urad dal:1 cup
Water: few tbs to grind the dal
peppercorns-7to 8
salt as per taste

To grind:
urad dal-1 tbs
rice-1 tsp

oil for deep frying

• start by soaking 1 cup of urad dal in enough water for a minimum of 4 hours,set this aside 
• In a pan dry roast 1 tbs of urad dal and 1 tsp of rice,let cool and grind into a powder.
• Now grind the previously soaked urud along with a few peppercorns and a little bit of salt using as little water as possible.
• add in the powder and beat well with a wire whisk until you notice "stiff peaks" - means when you try to pull the batter it stands pointed on both the ends ,which means our batter is ready.
•  line up a plate with tissue paper and lets and shape the vadai
• dip your fingers into water and take a portion of the batter,roll it into a ball,dip your thumb into water again and make a dent in the center
• slide this vadai gently into the pan with preheated oil ,
• flip after a few seconds and remove when golden brown,repeat for the rest of batter
• bring this to the plate and wipe off surface oil if any,
• serve with your condiment . 

Here is a quick video tutorial :

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