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    Home » Snacks / Appetizers » Thayir Vadai | Dahi Vada

    Thayir Vadai | Dahi Vada

    Posted on September 24, 2016 · Last Updated on February 24, 2021 · By Srividhya G · 44 Comments

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    Overhead shot of the delicious Thayir Vadai or Dahi Vada served in a set of white bowls on a wooden surface

    Thayir Vadai or Dahi Vada is a popular South Indian style tiffin recipe prepared by soaking crispy lentil vadai or vada in a spicy yogurt mix.

    Overhead shot of the delicious Thayir Vadai or Dahi Vada served in a set of white bowls on a wooden surface

    Thayir Vadai or Dahi Vada

    If it was sambar vadai yesterday, obviously it has to be thayir vadai today. :-) Yet another popular South Indian tiffin recipe – prepared by soaking the crispy lentil vadai or vada in spicy yogurt mix. Unlike sambar vadai, this is super simple to prepare. Once you have the vadai ready, this can be whipped up in less than 30 minutes.

    As I already posted my Dahi Bonda recipe with chutneys, today I am presenting the traditional south Indian style thayir vadai. For thayir vadai, we usually don’t add onions. So as I mentioned yesterday, I divide the batter into two and for the thayir vadai, I add chopped ginger and few broken curry leaves and fry them in usual way. Peppercorns can be added too, but I usually skip them.

    Closeup of the healthy Thayir Vadai or Dahi Vada in a bowl on top of the black towel decorated with flowers

    The yogurt mix is also easy to prepare. All you need to do is beat the yogurt, add the tempering, salt, and sugar. That’s it.

    I don’t add green chilies in my tempering and also I add sugar so that I can serve vaandu too. I do sprinkle paprika generously on our plates.

    Thayir Vadai or Dahi Vada Recipe

    Ingredients:

    • Vadai prepared as mentioned below – 6 to 8 or as required
    • Yogurt – 1.5 cups (I used greek yogurt) + ½ cup of water
    • Paprika to drizzle on top of the vadas – as required
    • Boondhi – about 1 tbsp for each plate
    • Salt – ½ tsp
    • Sugar – ½ tsp (optional)
    • Oil – 2 tsps
    • Mustard Seeds – 2 tsps
    • Hing – 1 tsp
    • Curry leaves – 5 to 6 leaves
    • Chopped Cilantro – to garnish
    • Hot water – 2 cups

    Steps:

    Preparing Vadas for Thayir Vadai:

    Preparing vadas for Thayir Vadai:

    For thayir vadai, we usually don’t add onions. I soaked 1 cup of urad dal and ground it along with 2 chilies and divided the batter into two portions. To one, I added onion and used it for sambar vadai and to the other, I added 1 tbsp of chopped ginger and a few curry leaves broken into small pieces. I mixed them well and prepared the vadas in a regular way. You can find the detailed vadai recipe in this post.

    Six ready vadas on a white tray

    Preparing the yogurt mix:

    • Beat the yogurt along with ½ cup of water. I beat the yogurt in my blender. You need a semi-thick yogurt mix.
    • Now add the sugar and salt and mix well.
    • Heat a tadka pan and add oil.
    • Once the oil is hot, add the mustard seeds and hing.
    • As they start to splutter add the curry leaves. (I broke into small pieces)
    • Add this tempering to the yogurt and mix well.

    Yogurt mix with added tempering in a white bowl

    Assembling Thayir Vadai:

    Three image collage showing assembling Thayir Vadai

    • Add the hot water to the prepared vadas and soak them nicely for about 15 minutes.
    • Now take these vadas to the serving plate and add the prepared yogurt mix to each plate. Make sure the vadas are soaked nicely.
    • Now drizzle the boondi and paprika.
    • Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve.

    Garnishing Thayir Vadai or Dahi Vada with chopped cilantro and serving in a long white plate

    That’s it. Yummy thayir vadai is ready.

    Notes:

    • Sugar is optional in thayir vadai.
    • The water that you pour on the vadai should be piping hot so that the vada soaks well.
    • Green chilies can be added to the tempering.
    • Adjust the salt as per your preference.

    Enjoying Thayir Vadai or Dahi Vada? You will love these, too:

    • Sambar Vadai
    • Aval Vadai | Poha Vada | Flattened Rice Fritters
    • Paruppu Vadai Without Onion
    • Dahi Sev Puri

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    Overhead shot of the delicious Thayir Vadai or Dahi Vada served in a set of white bowls on a wooden surface
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    Thayir Vadai | Dahi Vada

    Thayir Vadai or Dahi Vada is a popular South Indian style tiffin recipe prepared by soaking crispy lentil vadai or vada in a spicy yogurt mix.
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time15 mins
    Vada Preparation Time8 hrs
    Total Time8 hrs 25 mins
    Course: Appetizer
    Cuisine: Indian
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 242kcal
    Author: Srividhya G

    Ingredients

    • 8 Vadai prepared as mentioned below or as required
    • 1.5 cups Yogurt I used greek yogurt + ½ cup of water
    • 1 tbsp Paprika to drizzle on top of the vadas as required
    • 1 tbsp Boondhi approximately, for each plate
    • ½ tsp Salt
    • ½ tsp Sugar optional
    • 2 tsps Oil
    • 2 tsps Mustard Seeds
    • 1 tsp Hing
    • 5 Curry leaves or as required
    • Cilantro chopped to garnish
    • 2 cups Hot water

    Instructions

    Preparing Vadas for Thayir Vadai

    • For thayir vadai, we usually don’t add onions. I soaked 1 cup of urad dal and grinded it along with 2 chillies and divided the batter into two portions. To one I added onion and used for sambar vadai and to the other I added 1 tbsp of chopped ginger and few curry leaves broken into small pieces. I mixed them well and prepared the vadas in a regular way. You can find the detailed vadai recipe in this post.

    Preparing the yogurt mix

    • Beat the yogurt along with ½ cup of water. I beat the yogurt in my blender. You need semi-thick yogurt mix.
    • Now add the sugar and salt and mix well.
    • Heat a tadka pan and add oil.
    • Once the oil is hot, add the mustard seeds and hing.
    • As they start to splutter add the curry leaves. (I broke into small pieces)
    • Add this tempering to the yogurt and mix well.

    Assembling Thayir Vadai

    • Add the hot water to the prepared vadas and soak them nicely for about 15 minutes.
    • Now take these vadas to the serving plate and add the prepared yogurt mix to each plate. Make sure the vadas are soaked nicely.
    • Now drizzle the boondi and paprika.
    • Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve.
    • That’s it. Yummy thayir vadai is ready.

    Notes

    • Sugar is optional in thayir vadai.
    • The water that you pour on the vadai should be piping hot, so that the vada soaks well.
    • Green chillies can be added to the tempering.
    • Adjust the salt as per your preference.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 242kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 314mg | Potassium: 75mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 912IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg

    I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.

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    1. PRADNYA says

      November 04, 2016 at 5:21 pm

      used t obe served near office at indian coffee house…loved it back then and love it even now

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        November 07, 2016 at 8:14 am

        :-) Thanks

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    2. Srivalli Jetti says

      November 03, 2016 at 4:36 am

      Yea if it was sambar vada before, can Thayir vada be far away!…very lovely pictures…I love chilled ones best!

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      • Srividhya G says

        November 04, 2016 at 7:57 am

        he he true. :-) Thanks Valli.

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