Teepi Gari and Perugu Gari

Teepi Gari is a South Indian (Andhra) sweet dish. And Perugu Gari or Dahi Vada is a very well know snacks .

Ingredients:- 


The base ingredient to make the gari or the vada will be same. Udad dal or While lentils are used for the vadas.

Udad Dal 100 gms
Baking powder  1/2 table spoon
Sugar
Jaggery
Chopped onions 2 table spoons
Chopped chilies as per taste
Finely chopped ginger half a spoon.
Half spoon mustard seeds
Curry leaves
Curd 1 cup.

Process:-

First of all  Udad Dal  has to be soaked in water overnight. Remember no shortcuts here as once it is soaked overnight the Gari or Vada will be very soft. Next step is grinding the overnight soaked lentils in paste. Add a pinch of salt and 1/2 table spoon baking powder.

Teepi Gari :-

Heat oil in a frying pan. Now use hands and make small balls with the lentil paste and deep fry them. Along with it we have to also prepare the sugar and Jaggery  syrup . In a bowl heat a cup water, add sugar and jaggery according to your taste. Make sure the ratio of jaggery must be more compared to sugar.
 Once the vadas are fried till golden brown, dunk them into sweet syrup. Thats it Teepi gari is done :).

Perugu gari :-

For vadas we will add chopped onions,ginger,chillies and salt. Mix well and make small balls and deep fry  them. Now for the Dahi /Curd part. If the curd is very thick  then beat it well into a smooth texture now add 2-3 table spoon of sugar and mix well. Heat 4 table spoon oil in a frying pan now saute some mustard seeds,curry leaves. Once they splutter mix them into the curd. Add all the vadas into it and serve it with freshly chopped coriander leaves.

Njoy, Cheers!!!