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Dahi vada or Dahi Bada
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Dahi vada
Type Chaat
Place of origin Indian subcontinent
Associated cuisine Indian
Main ingredients Vada, dahi (yogurt)
VariationsBihari Dahi Bada Rajasthani Dahi Bada, Bengali Doi Bora, Delhi Dahi Bhalla, Odia dahi bara, [ citation needed ], (Pakistan) Karachi Dahi Baray, Dahi Bhallay, Dahi Pallay

Dahi vada or Dahi Bada is a type of chaat (snack) originating from the Indian subcontinent. [1] It is prepared by soaking vadas (fried lentil balls) in thick dahi (curd). [2]

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Names

Dahi vada is also known as "dahi vade" (दही वडे) in Marathi, dahi barey/dahi balley (دہی بھلے/دہی بڑے) in Urdu, dahi vada (दही वड़ा) in Hindi, dahi bhalla (دہی بھلا/ਦਹੀ ਭੱਲਾ) in Punjabi, thayir vadai(தயிர் வடை) in Tamil, [3] thairu vada(തൈര് വട) in Malayalam, perugu vada in Telugu, mosaru vade in Kannada, dahi bara (ଦହି ବରା) in Odia and doi bora (দই বড়া) in Bengali.

History

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Dahi vada chaat
A plate full of Dahi vadas in West Bengal Dahi Vada, a popular South Indian dish, photographed in Avani Riverside Mall, Howrah, West Bengal, India, April 16, 2024.jpg
A plate full of Dahi vadas in West Bengal

A recipe for dahi wada (as kshiravata) is mentioned in Manasollasa , a 12th-century Sanskrit encyclopedia compiled by Someshvara III, who ruled from present-day Karnataka. [4] [5] Today, dahi vada is prepared on festival such as Holi. [5] [6]

Preparation

Washed urad lentils are soaked overnight and ground into a batter for the vada, then cooked in hot oil. [7] The hot deep-fried vadas are first put in water and then transferred to thick beaten yogurt. The vadas are soaked for a period of time before serving. [7] Additions to the batter may also include golden raisins. Vadas may be topped with coriander or mint leaves, chilli powder, crushed black pepper, chaat masala, cumin, shredded coconut, green chilies, boondi, thinly sliced fresh ginger, or pomegranate. Sweeter curd is preferred in some places in India, especially in Maharashtra and Gujarat, although the garnishing remains the same. A combination of coriander and tamarind chutney is often used as a garnish. [7] The batter can be made using chickpea flour too. [8] [9]

Locations

Dahi vada as popular street chaat is found in various cities across India, including Chennai, Bangaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, Kolkata, Cuttack, and Indore. Dahi baray are also found in Pakistan, especially in Karachi. [10] [11] [12] [13]

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