Dahi Bhalla Holi Recipe

The festival of holi is a festival of colors and the festival of delicious food. The spring festival of holi brings lot of joy.  During the festival season some special dishes are prepared in every Indian home. Dahl bhalla is very tasty and lips-smacking food. Just try.

Bhalla paste

Ingredients for Bhallas

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

Urad dal [lentils] – 1 cup

Ginger – 1 piece [chopped]

Green chilies – 3 [chopped]

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

Ingredients for Curd Mixture

Thick Curd – 2 cups [beaten]

Sugar – 1 tsp

Frying of Bhalla

Salt to taste

Roasted Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp

Rock Salt – ½ tsp

Pepper Powder – ½ tsp

Ingredients for Garnishing

Chili powder – 1 pinch

Green chilies – 5 gms [julienned]

Ginger – 5 gms [julienned]

Coriander Leaves – 5 gms [chopped]

Tamarind chutney – 2 tbsp

Method of Preparing Dahi Bhalla

Soak the urad dal in water for 2 hours. Drain and grind into a fine paste. Add cumin seeds, green chilies, salt and ginger. Mix well and shape into small balls and make a hole in the centre of the ball with the thump

Heat oil in a pan and fry the balls, a few at a time. Fry till golden brown. Remove and drain   on paper towels.

Soak the prepared balls in lukewarm water till they are soft. Add sugar, cumin seeds, rock salt, pepper powder to the beaten curd and mix well.

 Remove the bhallas from the water and squeeze out excess water and dip into the curd mixture.Keep aside for 10 minutes.

Serve chilled, garnished with chopped ginger, green chilies and coriander leaves, cumin seeds powder, tamarind chutney and chili powder.