Dahi Vada:
My Dad visited me recently during this spring break. In spite of all his obligations, working commitments and time schedule…he made it. These 15 days has been an ultimate gift:) We just goofed around a little, did some trekking, lot of gardening, walked into the woods and talked talked talked all day & night:) Pappa really liked Oxford. He is the first person to appreciate my small country dwelling…and enjoyed the company of horses, cattle, deer, duck, tortoise and snakes:)
Though he has tasted my food’ occasionally, but this is the first time he actually witnessed my cooking abilities. Now, he could agree with me more ‘Cooking is a Wonderful Hobby’. Experimenting in the kitchen, sharing my recipes with you all and giving classes to Oxfordians, keeps my day fresh and running in this small town:)
Ingredients:
For Vadai:
Urad dal 1 cup
Rice 1-2 spoons
Salt
Ginger 2″ peeled & chopped
Whole peppercorns 1 spoon
Cumin 1/4 spoon
Asafoetida 1 pinch
Coconut 4″ piece finely chopped
Curry leaves few
Sago 1 spoon – powdered(to give some crunch on the crust)
Rice flour – gives reddish tint
Oil for deep frying.
To Garnish:
Cilantro
Kara boondhi/oma podi
Method:
For Vadai:
Soak urad dal and rice in water for nearly 1-2 hours.
Then drain off its excess water. Wet grind them to thick butter like paste.
Now mix all the above mentioned items to it(except oil)
Heat up the oil in deep frying pan. Wet your palm and make vadas as given in the pictures.
Fry till golden to reddish brown. Let the outer vada turn nice and crispy.
For Thayir Vadai:
Dip the warm vadai in luke warm water for few seconds and leave it in serving bowl. Then pour some generous amount of yogurts on top. Garnish with cilantro leaves.
Serve chilled.
even my dad was in pune last week..He was surprised that I could manage kitchen upto his expectations… the dahi wada loks wonderfull…..
Thayir Vadai Looks very delicious and one of my DH’s favourite. Good to hear that you had a wonderful time with your dad.
yummy vadai…we love this
Daughters always enjoy their dad’s company
Nice post and I love the curd vada. I am a big fan of it
I am drooling here malar,, it looks perfect .
I always order when i go out..ideal n perfect for this season!..yummy
Looks very delicious.
Dahi vada looks very inviting.Can i have the plate.
My favorite dish..Looks Superb and colorful…
Love Thayir Vadai so much..Photos are Nice….so tempting…
Ur Dad might be very proud now.Thinking that his daughter is a super cook.
The vadai looks very tempting.
Malar,
Thayir vada looks yummy and perfect.
gorgeous looking dahi vadas…use of sago powder is interesting n we don’t use rice in wadas…dahi bhalle you might be knowing our version.
so you impressed your dad with your cooking , it really is a wonderful hobby .
Malar, the vadas look beautiful and glad that you had such a nice gift of dad visiting you for 15 days.
Dahi Vadas looks gr8..
I am drooling here malar,, it looks perfect
Am drooling rite now here…yumm!!never thought of adding sago..thanks for sharing..
WOOW! Tempting dahi vadai dear.Makes me drool.
Hi Malar.. nice post.. was nice to hear that you take cooking classes, apart from maintaining this blog. I think small town or big town, it is the person who lives there that makes their world large or small! Keep up the good work!
Glad your Dad loved your place!
Great looking dahi vada!
Vadai looks so appetizing!!
the bowl of thayir vadai does looks so tempting…
Hope u and ur dad enjoyed the stay! Vadas in curd are great for summer time!
woww… that looks really tempting dear
…. after all girls are their daddy girls 
… glad he enjoyed your food 
Malar,,,Epdi irukkeenga paa…Unga appa vukku unga samaiyal rombha pidichi poeducha illama irukkuma neenga avarudaya chella ponnache.. apram thayir vadai rombha nalla irukkunga apdiye en amma seitha maariye irukku ipdithaan en amma vum seivaanga same style…
Malar it’s Just HOT in your Chennai
and a bowl of those Thayir vadas would be perfect for us now..:) pass me that bowl pls 
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LOVE the karaboondi and cilantro toppings..My hubby would VOUCH for this!
Slurp! Wow! I love this cool thayir vada! Cool for summer. And the masala paal reminds me of jigridandha doodh joke! LOL!
I can understand your feeling when you write about spending time with Dad this way. lovely times you have spent dear Malar. the dahi vada looks as usual mouth watering.
You have horses?? Horses are like, my LIFE. Lol, jk, but I do love them. <3
Recipe sounds and looks delicious.
-Sarah.j.s.
Glad that you could spend some quality time with your dad
thayir vada looks terrific
Awesome patience Malar to make Dahi wadas! I made them once and they were the last too! Amazingly tempting too!
Hi Malar
Dahi Vada looks simply yummilucious. Great to know that your father was pleasantly surprised with this preparation.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Dahi vada looks good! The post reminds me i have to make it soon!
after long time i’m here & nice to know that your Dad enjoyed your cooking….lovely dahi vadas, bit different than what we make, but interesting…
Thayir wada is splendid! (Malar tks for ur words, dont keep the soaked wraps long, it turns rubbery..filling can b as ur wish. Prepare just about when u r ready to eat. ) Cheers!(Belated Happy New Year!)
I am a huge fan of thayir vadai.this is mouth watering and delicious
dear malar
how are you? It is long time , I visited here..so many recipes I must have missed.
So you had an wonderful time with Dad…hummm.
I love dahi Vada, I am so obsessed , that I buy Medu vada from market and make them, ( One of my earliest blogs).
Now I feel like eating.There are many Indian eating joints in Milan, but yet to discover a place to eat dosa or dahi Vada,,
Hope to go back on 24th. I was booked for yesterday..but all flights from Italy is also cancelled..
have a nice week ahead
Looks so good Malar! Would be great to have this cooling dish in summer..
Malar…i’m dying to try so many recipes on your blog…i wonder if it’s safe to say we have such similar taste for food…:)…i have been dying to try dahi vada…i haven’t had a decent one since ages…would love to try this out…:)
Congratulations! It looks delicious! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Happy to know appa enjoyed Oxford:) Dahi vada looks like a piece of moon from heaven. Superb!
Thanks a lot friends:)
yummy:)
I love this, my favourite, looks fantastic and delicious.
Nice to know that you are having a wonderful time your dad…take care dear
thair vadai looks so good, very tempting too!
so, thayir vadai-ya pottu pappa-va mayakittiyaa?? heheh no wonder he enjoyed his stay
that’s so nice isn’t it? when parents come over here and share our daily routines with us; it’s so heart-warming and that’s what we do when my papa comes over here too, talking, talking, & talking and going around and enjoying !!! hum, I’d love to have him here this summer, but it seems he’s a bit tied up with some work…
I’m happy for you Malar!!!
cheers!!! and have a nice time!!!
looks soo delicious and perfect.. first time here.. lovely blog!!