Comments on: Delish Dahi-Wade.. http://zaiqa.net/?p=164 Modern Hyderabadi Cuisine Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:26:54 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: jabz http://zaiqa.net/?p=164&cpage=1#comment-10954 jabz Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:42:11 +0000 http://zaiqa.net/?p=164#comment-10954 Thank u mona, tried it again...this time they were perfect. EID MUBARAK TO U .....and all the ladies on this site. <font color="#B40404"><em>Jabz, Eid Mubarak to you too! ~Mona</em></font> Thank u mona, tried it again…this time they were perfect. EID MUBARAK TO U …..and all the ladies on this site.

Jabz, Eid Mubarak to you too! ~Mona

]]> By: jabz http://zaiqa.net/?p=164&cpage=1#comment-10804 jabz Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:48:11 +0000 http://zaiqa.net/?p=164#comment-10804 salaams, mona......i love ur site....lot of good old recipes.....wish u all the best. well i tried making the wada exactly ur way but even after soaking the wada...they were not soft....but had become hard ...is it coz i used v little water to grind....i m not too sure......pls do reply back.....waiting looking forward too make it again <font color="#B40404"><em>Wa-AlaiKum-AsSalaam Jabz, did you soak the dal overnight in surplus water? While grinding you can about 1/2 cup water, not more than that. Make sure the grinded dal is not very watery, it should be fairly thick. After you fry the wadas, you should soak them in a bowl of water before you add them to the dahi to make them soft. Once soaked squeeze them gently and add to the dahi to soak again for 5 -10 minutes before you serve. This way the wada in the dahiwada will be very soft. ~Mona</em></font> salaams, mona……i love ur site….lot of good old recipes…..wish u all the best. well i tried making the wada exactly ur way but even after soaking the wada…they were not soft….but had become hard …is it coz i used v little water to grind….i m not too sure……pls do reply back…..waiting looking forward too make it again

Wa-AlaiKum-AsSalaam Jabz, did you soak the dal overnight in surplus water? While grinding you can about 1/2 cup water, not more than that. Make sure the grinded dal is not very watery, it should be fairly thick. After you fry the wadas, you should soak them in a bowl of water before you add them to the dahi to make them soft. Once soaked squeeze them gently and add to the dahi to soak again for 5 -10 minutes before you serve. This way the wada in the dahiwada will be very soft. ~Mona

]]> By: leena http://zaiqa.net/?p=164&cpage=1#comment-10154 leena Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:47:12 +0000 http://zaiqa.net/?p=164#comment-10154 hi mona, can we bake the wadas ,for dahi wade? did you ever try baking them? my husband is a health-freak,and he doesn't like deep fried food. can you post any healthy tips for iftar and sahoor,easy ideas? i have a 5- month old baby ,and i just dont know how to manage <font color="#B40404"><em>Leena, you can use several options to prepare a healthier version of the usual dahi-wada. However you can use Canola oil which is safe for deep frying when compared to all the other oils. Healthy Tips for Dahi-Wada: 1. Use low fat yogurt instead of the regular full fat yogurt. 2. Add a little bit of yogurt to the wada batter when frying, the wada will absorb lesser oil. 3. You can shallow fry the vada in little oil, just like you shallow fry shaami. 4. Try using non-stick toaster that you use for preparing sandwiches to make wadas. Pour wada batter into the cavities of a heated toaster. Close the lid and let cook. The wadas are toasted to triangular pieces. Dip the toasted wadas in water for 5 minutes. Squeeze them gently and add to the yogurt. 4. You can use <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_k?url=search-alias%3Dgarden&field-keywords=Aebleskiver+Pan" rel="nofollow">this pan</a> just like <em>Bee</em> has used it <a href="http://jugalbandi.info/2009/08/hold-the-bahbee-and-dahithayir-vada/" rel="nofollow">here with minimal use of oil</a>. 5. Or you can go ahead and try <a href="http://momrecipies.blogspot.com/2008/07/dahi-vada-with-zero-oil.html" rel="nofollow">this zero oil method</a>. ~Mona</em></font> hi mona,

can we bake the wadas ,for dahi wade?
did you ever try baking them?
my husband is a health-freak,and he doesn’t like deep fried food.
can you post any healthy tips for iftar and sahoor,easy ideas?
i have a 5- month old baby ,and i just dont know how to manage

Leena, you can use several options to prepare a healthier version of the usual dahi-wada. However you can use Canola oil which is safe for deep frying when compared to all the other oils.
Healthy Tips for Dahi-Wada:
1. Use low fat yogurt instead of the regular full fat yogurt.
2. Add a little bit of yogurt to the wada batter when frying, the wada will absorb lesser oil.
3. You can shallow fry the vada in little oil, just like you shallow fry shaami.
4. Try using non-stick toaster that you use for preparing sandwiches to make wadas. Pour wada batter into the cavities of a heated toaster. Close the lid and let cook. The wadas are toasted to triangular pieces. Dip the toasted wadas in water for 5 minutes. Squeeze them gently and add to the yogurt.
4. You can use this pan just like Bee has used it here with minimal use of oil.
5. Or you can go ahead and try this zero oil method. ~Mona

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