Healthy recipe -- Low-calorie moong dal dahi vadas

• 1 cup green moong dal (split green gram)
• 2 green chillies, roughly chopped
• A pinch of asafoetida (hing)
• 1/2 tsp fruit salt
• 1 and 1/4th tsp oil for greasing and cooking
• Salt to taste

For the curd:

• 2 cups low-fat curds (dahi), made from 99.7 percent fat-free milk
• 1 tsp oil
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (rai/sarson)
• Salt to taste

Other ingredients:

• 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder
• 2 tsp chilli powder

Method: For the vadas:

• Clean, wash and soak the moong dal for 3-4 hours.
• Drain, add the green chillies and blend in a mixer to a smooth paste, adding a little water.
• Transfer the paste into a bowl, add the asafoetida, salt and mix well.
• Sprinkle the fruit salt and 1 tbsp of water over it. When the bubbles form, mix gently.
• Grease a non-stick tava (griddle) using 1/4 tsp of oil.
• Pour ladlefuls of the batter onto it to make 3 to 4 vadas at a time.
• Cover with a lid and cook on a slow flame for 2-3 minutes.
• Turn upside down, cover again and cook on a slow flame using 1/4 tsp of oil for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Repeat with the remaining mixture to make more vadas.
• Soak them in enough water for 2 minutes. Thereafter, squeeze out the water and keep aside.

For the curd:

• Combine the curd and salt in a bowl and mix well using a whisk.
• Heat the oil in a small non-stick pan and add the mustard seeds.
• When the seeds crackle, add this tempering to the whisked curd and mix well.

How to proceed:

• Place 2 vadas on a serving plate and spread the tempered curd over the vadas.
• Sprinkle 1/4 tsp of cumin seeds powder and 1/2 tsp of chilli powder.
• Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 3 more servings. Serve immediately.

You may also want to try:

• Oats chaat
• Dahi cutlet

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