Dahi vada

Ingredients:
For making vadas:

• Black gram                          2 cups 
• Green chillies                      8 nos 
• Asafoetida                          pinch 
• Curry leaves                        2 stalks 
• Salt                                   As reqd
• Oil                                     for frying 

For making dahi:

• Curd                                   4 cups
• Fresh coconut (grated)          1/2 cup
• Salt                                    As reqd
• Oil                                     1 tbsp
• Curry leaves                        8-10 nos
• Turmeric powder                   pinch
• Mustard Seed                       1 tsp
• Cumin seeds                        1 tsp
• Dry red chilly                        4 nos
• Coriander leaves (finely chopped)
• Carrot(grated)

For making vadas:
1)Soak dal in water. 
2)Drain and grind well adding along with the green chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida. 
3)Add salt to taste and mix well. 
4)Make small balls off it of the size of a marble. 
5)Dip your hands in water and flatten each ball with the fingers.
6)Fry them till they become golden brown. 
For making dahi vadas:

1)Beat curd with salt. 
2)Heat some oil in a pan and add mustard seeds,turmeric powder and cumin seeds. When they splutter, add red chillies followed by the curry leaves.
3)Add the seasoning along with the grated coconut to the beaten curd.
4)Finally, slip in the vadas into the curd.
5)Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and grated carrot.