Recipe of The Day (Dahi Bhalle Channa chat)

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:
1. Wash and then soak urad dal and moong dal for atleast 5-7 hours
2. Grind it along with green chilies and ginger, adding little water.
3. Make a thick batter.
4. Add salt, cumin seeds, coriander powder, black pepper powder.
5. Mix all the ingredients into a smooth batter.
6. Now take a spoonful of this batter and shallow fry it in hot oil over medium to low flame till light golden brown.

8. Let the Bhalle cool and later soak them for 2-3 minutes in luke warm water.
9. Squeeze out the water by pressing each bhalla between palms of your hands.
10. Place them in a serving bowl or plate and cover them generously with beaten curd.
11. Sprinkle black salt , cumin powder, red chilli powder and/or chaat masala and garnish it with coriander leaves.