Dahi Pakori (The Lentil Dumplings in Yogurt) - Best of India, Mains Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup split and skinned urad dal, white (White Urad Lentil)
• 1 medium green chilly
• 1-inch ginger
• ¼ to ½ cup water (to grind the lentil)
• 1/2 tsp teaspoon red chili powder
• 1 tsp salt (to add to the lentil batter)
• Olive oil for frying
• 4 cups hot water (to soak fried lentil dumplings)
• Pinch asafetida
• 1/2 tsp salt (to add to the hot water)
• 1 1/2 cups fresh, and thick yogurt
• Freshly ground roasted zeera powder (cumin powder)