Snacks Recipes - Yoghurt Vadas

Ingredients

• 175g/6 oz split black beans

• 450ml/3/4 pt water

• 8 green chilies

• salt

• 45ml/3 tbsp grated (shredded) coconut

• 5ml/1 tsp cumin seeds

• 1l/1 3/4 pts natural (plain) yoghurt

• 10ml/2 tsp oil

• 5ml/1 tsp mustard seeds

• 5ml/1 tsp cumin seeds

• 1 dried red chili, halved

• 5ml/1 tsp split black beans

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp asafoetida

• 2-3 curry leaves

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Method:

1. Soak the split beans in the water for 2 hours. Grind to a fine paste with 4 chilies and salt. Grind the coconut, remaining chilies and cumin seeds to a paste then stir it into the yoghurt.

2. Heat the oil and fry the remaining ingredients until the seeds start crackling. Stir into the yoghurt.

3. Take a ladleful of dough on the palm of your left hand and flatten it with your right hand. Make a hole in the centre, slip the dough into hot oil and fry until browned and crisp.

4. Drain on kitchen paper and pour over the yoghurt mixture before serving.