Thayir Vadai/Curd Vadai/Dahi Vada

Inspired from here

Ingredients:

Ulundhu Vadai/Medhu Vadai* - 10 

Thick Curd (Yogurt) - 2 cups

Carrot(grated) - 2 tbspns

Kara Boondi - 4 tbspns

Coriander leaves - 1 tbspn, finely chopped

Salt - to taste

To grind to a paste:

Coconut - 2 tbspns, grated

Green chili - 2 small

Ginger - 1/4 inch piece

To temper:

Oil - 1 tsp

Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Jeera - 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Hing - a  pinch

Method:

Grind all the ingredients listed under 'to grind' to a mixer to a coarse paste. Whisk the curd well and add required salt. Add the paste to the whisked curd and mix well. 

Heat the oil and temper the items listed under 'to temper'and transfer to the curd mixture. Give a quick stir. Make the other ingredients ready.

Now add the vadas to the hot water and wait for 10 seconds - this is to make the vadas soft and make it absorb the curd well. Remove the vadas from the water and transfer them to the curd mixture. Now transfer the vadas to the serving bowl and pour some curd over them. Garnish with grated carrot, boondi and coriander leaves.