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Wash and soak the lentils in water for 3 to 4 hours. Drain the water and grind the lentils lightly. Prepare the batter. Beat the ground lentils well for 4 to 5 minutes. Then, add salt and asafoetida to it and keep on beating well till the dal becomes fluffy.
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Fry the vadas Put oil in a pan for frying the vadas and heat it. Take a small bowl, cover it with a clean washed cloth and hold it from the back side. Apply a little water on the cloth by hand. Then take out some lentils from the water and keep it on the cloth, put one raisin and 1 to 2 cashew pieces on the lentils and close the raisin cashew by lifting the lentils all around. Flatten and round the vada by pressing it with wet fingers. Remove it from the cloth with a light hand and put it in the pan for frying. Wet the cloth a little again and make the rest of the vadas and put them in the pan for frying. Fry the vadas one by one till they turn golden brown. Take out the well-roasted vadas from the pan and keep them in a plate and keep frying the rest of the vadas.
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Soak vadas in water Soak the dahi vadas in hot water for 15 minutes before serving. Add some salt to the hot water and mix it. After 15 minutes, they have become soft by soaking in water. Take out each vada from the water and keep it in a plate by pressing it with your palm, squeezing out the excess water.
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To serve them, place 4 to 5 vadas and dumplings in a plate and put 6 to 7 teaspoons whipped curd and 2 teaspoons green coriander chutney on top. Sprinkle salt, a little black salt, a little roasted cumin powder on top as per taste. Then, add 2 small sweet chutneys, again a little curd and a little red chili powder. Serve dahi vada-dahi pakoras filled with sour sweet taste and eat it with pleasure.
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