Dahi Bhalle Channa Chat Recipe:
- Recipe: Dahi Bhalle (Lentil dumplings in yogurt sauce)
- Makes: About 12-16 Dahi Bhalle depending upon the size
Ingredients:
For Bhalle/Dumplings:
To grind:
- 150 gm Urad Dal/Skinned Split Black Lentils
- 50 gm Yellow Moong Dal/Split red lentils
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 2-3 Green Chilies
- 1 pinch baking soda
- A Small piece of Ginger (optional)
- Water to add grinding (just few spoons)
- Salt as per taste
- 3-4 Black Peppers
- 2tsp Chopped Coriander leaves
- Oil for shallow frying
- 1 cup Channa boiled
- For Yogurt Sauce:
- 500 gm Yogurt
- 2 pinches of Black salt or Chaat masala
- ¼ tsp Cumin Powder
- 3-4 tsp Tamarind Chutney
- Coriander leaves for garnishing
- Salt as per taste
Method:
- Wash and then soak urad dal and moong dal for atleast 5-7 hours
- Grind it along with green chilies and ginger, adding little water.
- Make a thick batter.
- Add salt, cumin seeds, coriander powder, black pepper powder.
- Mix all the ingredients into a smooth batter.
- Now take a spoonful of this batter and shallow fry it in hot oil over medium to low flame till light golden brown.
- Let the Bhalle cool and later soak them for 2-3 minutes in luke warm water.
- Squeeze out the water by pressing each bhalla between palms of your hands.
- Place them in a serving bowl or plate and cover them generously with beaten curd.
- Sprinkle black salt , cumin powder, red chilli powder and/or chaat masala and garnish it with coriander leaves.
Present yummy Dahi Bhalle Channa Chaat before family and guests and enjoy the most delicious recipe of channa chaat.
