Stuffed Dahi Vada

Dahi (Vadas) are the dumplings made from split skinned black lentils (urad daal) and soaked in a yogurt sauce. You can enrich them by stuffing with dry fruits, ginger juliennes and chopped green chilies.
Layering of sweet, tangy and spicy toppings such as tamarind chutney, coriander chutney, red chili powder, etc make these dahi vada super delicious appetizer or chaat item or an accompaniment to a main meal.

Ingredients:
For the Vadas:

• 1 cup  urad dal 
• Pinch of asafetida
• Salt to taste
• Oil to fry

For Stuffing:

• 1 tbsp ginger 
• 2 tbsp broken cashew nuts
• 1 green chili finely chopped
• 1 tbsp raisins 
• 1 tbsp green coriander leaves
• Boil Potato
• Frozen mix vegetable

For Yogurt mix:

• 2 cups yogurt
• 1 tsp cumin seeds roasted and ground
• Salt to taste

For garnishing:

• 1 tsp red chili powder
• Cilantro
• 1 tsp raita mix

Method:

• Clean, wash and soak the urad dal for 2 to 3 hours.
• Place dal in a blender and grind to a fine paste, adding a little water at a time to ease the grinding. It should form a smooth soft paste.
• Take a bowl of water. Drop a small ball of this dal paste in it. If dal floats in water then it is ready for frying but if it settles down at the bottom of the bowl of water then it should be churned with hand for some more time till it incorporates enough air to float on the water. Add the asafetida, and salt and mix well with your hands.
• Heat oil in a deep frying pan.
• For stuffing mash boil potato and mix with mix frozen vegetables, green chill, ginger, cilantro, cashew nut, raisin and mix well. Add salt or other spices as per taste.  
• Make small ball out of potato stuffing and deep in grind ural dal for coating and deep fry. 
• Now prepare yogurt mix by mixing the yogurt, salt, and crushed roasted cumin together. Keep aside.
• Just before serving, just pour the yogurt mixture over the vadas.  Sprinkle red chili powder, black salt and raita powder, tamarind chutney on top.