Dhai Bhalla(Dahi vada)

She was there at the beginning
When the world was new to you -
She was there to turn to happy times
Those when, you were hurt or blue.

She was there to listen to your thoughts
And when you asked, to give advice -
She was there to tell you, “Those don’t match”
Or, “sweetheart you look so nice”
She was there with you at nighttime
To help you say your prayers _
She was there to tell you, “it’s alright”
When you had a dream that scares.

She was there at morning time
To get you up and out of bed -
She was there when you didn’t felt good
To say, “u stay at home instead”

She was there when you were hungry
And when you had those dirty clothes -
She was there when you needed her
(How she knew? Only heaven knows.)

She was there at the beginning
And she will be there your whole life through -
She’ll be there in your mind and heart
Just like a mother is supposed to do.

Wow! These words by Del Abe Jones surely explains how Mothers are

Well on this Mother’s day i not only want to thank my Mom for everything she did for her kids,but also would like to thank that supreme Divine that created me as a Woman,so that i can experience the phenomenal emotion of being a Mother

To be honest ,almost all the recipes published on this site are those of my mother and this  is, one of the most favourite dish of my mom

All the pleasant and innocent  memories of enjoying food eating ,strangely belong to the era when i was a daughter.After being a wife, and a mother i enjoy more, cooking for them rather than enjoying eating with them.I remember whenever my mother made dahi vadas we used to enjoy them with hot Spicy rotis(Yes we ate them with rotis:-)).I still remember my mother running between kitchen to dining area ,bringing hot rotis one at the time,and our whole family distributing it among ouselves so that we all could eat chilled dahi vadas with piping hot rotis.Those were the Golden days of my life!

Here’s me hoping and praying that mothers, all over the globe enjoy this day and every day of  their life ,by being a dedicated,loving and caring mother of”apples of your eyes”

Happy Mother’s day!

Ingredients:

• Urad dal(Dhotala,also known as black gram,but skinned and splitted)  200 gms
• Salt as per taste
• Cumin seeds 1 tspn
• Green chillies  2-3
• Black salt  1/4 tspn
• Jeera powder(Cumin seeds roast and grind it) 1/4 tsp
• Curd   approximately  250 gms
• Coriander leaves for garnishing
• Oil for frying

Method:

• Soak urad dal  for atleast 7 hours and later wash it thoroughly
• Grind it along with green chillies , adding little water
• Remember the batter should be thick and not watery
• Add salt, cummin seeds,coriander leaves, khishmish(optional) and mix it thoroughly in one direction
• Now take a spoonful of this batter and fry it in hot oil over medium to low flame till cooked ,but remember the colour of vadas should not be dark. Repeat the procedure for remaining batter

• Let the vadas cool and later soak them for 2-3 minutes in luke warm water
• Squeeze out the water by pressing each vada between palms of your hands
• Lay them in  a serving bowl or plate and cover them generously with beaten curd,to which salt is added
• Sprinkle black salt ,cummin powder,red chilly powder,(and/or chaat masala ) and garnish it with coriander leaves
• Note: Some people prefer dahi vadas with a dash of  sweet tamarind chutney, some boiled potato chunks and salted boondi (soaked in water and later squeezed out),while others prefer them with sweet curd,in that case just add some sugar while beating the curd

Note: You can view Detailed Recipe of Dahi Bhalle, with many Tips, at Beyondcurries