1.Wash and soak little millet and black gram separately for about 3-4 hours.
2. After 4 hour, drain excess water and add pre soaked fenugreek seed in to it
3.Grind them into a smooth paste using a little water if needed.
4.Transfer the batter in a mixing bowl , add salt and mix well.
5.Cover the batter and keep it for around one hour.
6. Heat oil in a deep pan for frying.
7.Wet your hands and take a small portion of the batter, shape it into a small flat round
and slide it gently into the hot oil.
8.Fry until the vadas turn light golden brown .Remove them from oil and drain excess
oil .
9.Take some lukewarm water in a bowl and soak the fried vadas in it for about 25-30
minutes.
10. Squeeze out excess water from the vadas gently by pressing them between your
palms.
11. Arrange the vadas on a serving plate.
12. Take Curd, salt, sugar and black salt in a bowl and mix it well
13.Pour the prepared dahi mixture over the vadas,
14.Heat 5 ml oil in a small pan. Add mustard seeds, dry red chilies, and curry leaves.
Let them crackle and release their aroma.
15.Pour this tempering over the prepared curd vada mixture. Mix well.
16.Garnish dahi vada with carrot, beet root, min chutney and sev.
Special Programme for Promotion of Millets in Odisha
Directorate of Agriculture and Food Production, Dept. of A&FE, Govt. of Odisha
