Dahi Vada (Perugu Garelu)

Ingredients:

Urad Dal - 1 cup
Yogurt - 4 cups
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds (Zeera) - 1/2 tsp
Red Chilies - 2
Curry leaves - 8 to 10

Procedure:

• Soak urad dal for 6 hours in water. Grind to a smooth thick paste with very little water. Set it in refrigerator for half an hour.
• Blend yogurt using a hand blender for couple of minutes. Add salt to taste. In a small pan add 2 tsp oil on medium heat. To the hot oil add mustard.
• Once mustard sputters add 1 tsp urad dal, cumin, red chilies and curry leaves. When it turns golden brown add it to yogurt and mix well. Set it aside.
• Take oil in a deep bottomed pan on medium heat for deep frying. Add salt to the urad dal batter and mix well. Make into lemon size balls.
• On wet hand place urad dal batter ball and shape it like a donut. Place it into the hot oil and deep fry it until both sides turn golden brown.
• Take it out and dip it in a bowl of water and right away put it in seasoned yogurt. Let the Vada soak in yogurt for at least half hour.

It is ready to be served.