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Paleo Dahi Vada (gluten free, dairy free)

Paleo Dahi Vada

Paleo Dahi Vada (gluten free, dairy free)

This popular Indian appetizer is made by soaking vadas in dahi, a thick yogurt and then topping them with sweet and spicy chutneys. The coconut flour in these vadas does a great job of soaking in the coconut yogurt. I’ve stuffed the vadas with chopped cashews and raisins, which adds great flavor and texture when serving them in creamy dahi.
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Ingredients
 

  • 1 cup almond flour
  • ½ cup arrowroot flour
  • ¼ cup coconut flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 inch ginger minced
  • ½ Serrano pepper minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 cup full-fat coconut milk
  • 2 tablespoons melted ghee
  • Golden raisins chopped
  • Cashews chopped

To Assemble:

  • 1 cup dairy-free yogurt or regular works too, plus more for serving
  • Tamarind Chutney and/or Chaat Sauce adjust to taste
  • Green chutney adjust to taste
  • Pinch of Kashmiri chili powder for color, optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat a donut hole maker OR if using a donut pan, preheat oven to 350°F .
  • Add the almond flour, arrowroot flour, coconut flour, baking soda, ginger, Serrano pepper, salt and cumin in a bowl and mix well.
  • Then, add the coconut milk and ghee to the bowl and mix until smooth.
  • Scoop the batter into a ziplock bag, seal the top, and snip one of the bottom corners.
  • Pipe the batter into the mold, filling it halfway. Add half a cashew and 1 raisin to the batter, then continue to pipe until the mold is completely full. It will need to be full in order to create a round shape. If it spills over, that’s okay, you can trim off the edges after they have cooled.
  • Cook until the donut machine indicator light goes off OR For the oven, bake for 15 minutes. Then remove and cool on a wire rack.

To Assemble:

  • Add the vadas to a bowl and pour the dahi on top. Mix well to make sure all vadas are covered in dahi. Keep this in the fridge for at least 20 minutes (2-3 hours is ideal) to soak up the dahi.
  • When serving, add more dahi if needed and top with chutney and Kashmiri chili powder.

Notes

  • you can find dairy-free yogurt at grocery stores like whole foods or trader joes. If you'd like to see my homemade coconut yogurt recipe then check out my Paleo Indian eBook.
  • If you are using a donut pan, the shape will obviously be different but both shapes work and taste delicious :)
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