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A very popular dish all over India and each region in India has its own recipe for making these Vada’s. Typically the Vada’s have green chillies and ginger added to them. This recipe does not have them and vadas are fried in water instead of oil.This recipe is low in fat and less in calories and no cholesterol at all ,so you can eat as many as you want without giving up on your cravings.
My mother saw this recipe in television and she shared with me. I found this interesting and immediately came into my mind is Manasi's Healthy Cooking Event and I tried it. And really Dahi vadas came out very well and were really very tasty. It was hit in my family.All vadas finished within no time......so i thought of sharing with you all.......

Ingredients:
1 cup urad dal (black gram lentil without skin)
salt
Water

For Dahi:
4 Cups thick yogurt
1/4 water to whisk yogurt
1 tsp chat masala
1/2 tsp red chili powder
1 teaspoon freshly roasted and powdered cumin powder
salt
2 tsp sugar (according to sweetness)
Finely chopped coriander leaves
Date and Tamarind chutney for garnishing (optional)

Preparation of Vadas:

1. Soak urad dal for 4 hours and then grind it into smooth paste along with salt.
2. The batter should be thick enough. Grind using very less water.
3. Take a katori and cover its mouth with a wet cloth. Hold the cloth tight from below so as to get flat surface on top. Put 1 tbsp. of urad dal paste on the top of the wet cloth and slightly flatten it with wet hands. Make a small hole in the centre.
4. Heat water in a pan,water should be boiling drop slowly, vada in the boiling water . First vada will settle down at bottom and after few minutes it will come up.Keep it for 1 minute and then remove vada form pan.Similarly make all the badas. You can fry 5-6 badas at a time depending on how big is your kadhai.

Vadas settled in water

Vada in boiling water

Vada in boiling water coming up

Vadas after frying in water

5. Once you are done with all the badas,Place the Vada’s in a serving bowl and pour the yogurt mixture evenly over the Vada’s, covering them completely.
Refrigerate until serving.

Preparation of Dahi:

1. Whisk the yogurt by adding little water. It should be thick.
2. Add salt, sugar to it and keep it refrigerated for 1/2 hour.

Final Dahi Vada:



1. In a serving bowl, keep vadas and pour dahi on them.
2. Sprinkle it with chaat masala ,roasted cumin powder ,red chilli powder .
3. Garnish with chopped coriander and tamarind chutney. Serve cold.



These taste awesome......And they’re good for everyone as they are fried in water :-)

Here’s the nutrition info: Each vada has 131 calories, calories from fat -0 ,15 grams of carbohydrates, 10.8 grams of protein , 0 grams of fat, 0 mg of cholesterol ,very high in dietary fiber 11.7 gm,High in Iron , phosphorus,manganese.

This is my contribution to Mansi’s Healthy Cooking event.Thanks Manasi for hosting such a lovely event which inspired me to think for making healthy dish.....

48 Comments:

  1. Dibs said...
    Hello Sireesha! Never heard of something like this!! Amazing idea, must surely try! Will not the batter disslove in water?
    A_and_N said...
    This is one of the most innovative cooking tips I've ever come across! Frying vadai in water. What a great way to avoid oil! Simply marvellous :D And the dahi vadas look soooo yummy :)
    Laavanya said...
    Wow Sireesha.. this is amazing!! Vadas fried in water... awesome idea and nice to hear that they tasted great too. Have bookmarked to try!
    ST said...
    Dibs - First vada settles down in water then it comes up itself.....Batter doesnot dissolve in water.....Surely try it ....

    Laavanya - Really try it really its worth.

    A&N- Thanks for the lovely comment..

    Thanks all for lovely comments
    Kumudha said...
    So many wonderful recipes in this blog .Thanks for sharing!
    Trupti said...
    hey sireesha..vada looks delicious and healthy. I tried this method of cooking vadas in water but my batter spreaded in water.. :(. I don't know what I did wrong.
    Mansi said...
    wow, that surely is a neat idea sireesha! more like steamed vadas, but you actually fried them in water!! cool

    thanks for sharing a wonderful tip gal!
    Lata said...
    Hey, this one looks amazing, I love Dahi vadas in summer. Btw, where do you live exactly in Durham, I am in Morrisville, may be we can meet up sometime.
    Cham said...
    Wow, never thought of dropping in boiling water those vadas Sireecha. What a guilt free snack noone will find out is deep fried in water!
    Srikitchen said...
    cooking vada in water.. never heard about it... realliy its a healthy recip siree...
    Deepthi Shankar said...
    wow oil free .. really healthy .. frying vadas in water is new to me .. will try it soon
    Usha said...
    Wow,what an awesome idea,your vadai looked really delicious...I cant wait to try this one :)
    Madhavi said...
    Thanxxxxxx for sharing this with us. Great tip, and dahi vada looks mouth watering, yummmmmm!!!!thanxxx again and keep rocking!!!!
    Sum Raj said...
    hey sireesha..its a good idea and soo creative recipe..thanks for sharing with us...woo amazing...still can't beleive this process in water..good entry
    Amrutha Ragavan said...
    oh! Lovely idea! Will surely try it soon. Dahi vada luks delicious!
    Unknown said...
    fry in water..truly amazing,,am going to try this wonderful entry!!!!
    Lakshmi said...
    Woooooooow..0 oil...!!!!! a round of applause to you from myside for this innovative way of making vadas. Badas with dahi look yumm...
    ST said...
    Thanks a ton for the lovely compliments ...Great to have you all here :))
    Unknown said...
    Wow, never thought of dropping in boiling water those vadas Sireesha.Really unique one...
    Unknown said...
    Wow thats super new to me:) Vadas fried in water!! As you said, its really good since there is zero oil:)Good going sireesha:)
    Unknown said...
    Wow,what an wonderful idea,your dahi vadai looks really delicious..
    Shreya said...
    Sireesha, this is incredible. Frying in water is something I just have not heard of, and oilless vadas! Amazing recipe. And will try it out. THe dahi vada pic is yummy
    @the_whisk_affair said...
    OMG!! this is the best thing i've come across recently!! vadas fried in water...awesome recipe sireesha, the end result looks really tempting..thanks for sharing with us :-)
    Unknown said...
    its a good idea and sooooooo creative recipe..thanks for sharing with us...
    Unknown said...
    Lovely idea! Will surely try it soon. Dahi vada luks delicious and healthy
    mitr_bayarea said...
    Sireesha,

    great concept of vada without oil, thanks for sharing the pictures to let us know that this is do-able.
    Dori said...
    Frying in water, I never heard of that! I had no clue this could be done! Looks yummy, too!
    ritvik said...
    sireesha vadaa water lo disslove kadaa??? really wonder. vada oil lo vegutunatte vundi chudataaniki.
    wonderful recipe sireesha.
    Seema said...
    Vadas frying in water.....Interesting, but love it as can eat vadas guilt & fat free too :-)Thanks to your mom for telling u on this & you passing on info to us!
    ST said...
    Ritvik - vada water lo dissolve aavadu.batter kuncham thick ga vundali.vadani yekuva saarlu spoon to kalapa godadu.Surely u can try it....Thanks for visiting my blog.....

    thanks u all for ur great words...
    EC said...
    I always used to think why we dont fry anything in water...and here u are with such an innovative one...thanks to u and ur mom for this
    TBC said...
    I like the no-oil bit. That is great! Was there an appreciable difference in taste between these & the fried ones?
    No need to feel guilty about indulging then.:D
    Swati said...
    This recipe is a marvel..Dahi vadas without oil and no guilt while eating more now..
    Delicious !!
    Swati Raman Garg said...
    sireesHA... how r u ... this is one idea u shud take patent on... seriously... too good... will surely try...
    ST said...
    EC,swati,Tbc ,swati raman garg really
    no guilt while eating more dahi vadas now....Thanks a lot for ur lovely comments....
    Unknown said...
    HI
    maybe ur recipe is very good but d term used 'frying in water' is what i did not understand u can only boil a product in water u cant fry it
    ST said...
    Hi Veena,

    Okay.. You can take it as you wish.. As we use normally fry in oil, I
    used the term "fry in water" when I was describing the process.

    But I don't think the term "Fry" or "Boil" matters here. What matters is
    WATER IS BEING USED INSTEAD OF OIL when making the vadas.
    Dershana said...
    Hey Siree, I was just scouting blogs for some low fat snack and hit on this. OMG! I am so thrilled...my hubby loves dahi vada but I always hold him back 'cause of their high fat content. gonna try this today itself girl. thanks a real huge bunch!!!
    ST said...
    Dershana -Definitely try it and let me know the results.
    Dershana said...
    sireesha, i tried them yesterday evening. came out well except for the shape. but they were a little hard, any sggestions??
    ST said...
    Dershana - Actually this vadas are not as soft as dahi vadas fried in oil they are little bit hard but to reduce hardness u can add little bit of soda to the batter and make vadas.
    To get the soft vadas after soaking ,The yogurt mixture should not be too thick. It should be slightly thicker than buttermilk so that the vadas can soak the water.

    Thanks for trying out and informing me.
    Dershana said...
    yes, i will try adding the soda in next time. but, hey i did like the taste :-)

    thank you for the fat free recipe
    Anonymous said...
    Sireesha garu,
    Is it really possible ? I am wondering. I usually avoid oil in my recipies. I found this one. Such a great recipie. nenu dahi vada laagaa kaakundaa, maamulu ga gaarelu la vestay ela vuntaayi Gattigaa vuntaayaa ? Or bagane vuntaayaa ? Nenu repu dasara ki cheddamani anukuntunnanu.
    Hope you will have time to reply my question.
    Thankfully
    --- Silpa
    ST said...
    Shilpa actually this vada with zero oil taste better with Dahi only. It might not be tasty if you eat like gaarelu.
    Anonymous said...
    Sireesha garu,
    Dussera Subhakankshalu. Nenu ivala garelu try chesanu. Mee style lo Dahi vada chesanu. Good. But without dahi it is not as good as dahi vada. So i came up with another thought. I made plain garelu without oil on Dosa Pan. They came well. We enjoyed with Gongura pachhadi. Try once.

    Thanks for your recipie, and your reply.
    ST said...
    Thanks for trying dahi vada and informing me..Thanks for ur information this time I will definitely try gaarelu using ur method.
    Dibs said...
    Hello Sireesha - How are you? I have an oil free dinner party for few friends tonight! I tried maki ng these vadas for the first time! My batter was not thick enough, so even though the vada sank, and then came up - it did not hold its shape as nicely as yours! . I then thought of microwaving it. So I just took tablespoon of batter in a glass, and microwaved it on high for 90 seconds. This worked perfectly! Thanks for the delcious recipe idea! I cant wait to see what my guests are going to say for an oil free vada!!
    Fishy said...
    Hi, I was just blog hopping and landed in this receipe. I made dosa batter took out a small portion of it.. and made thse dahi vadas.. Wow we licked the bowl to end. Its amazing....

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