dahi vadaEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishdahi vada /ˌdʌhiː ˈvɑːdə , ˌdʌhiː ˈvʌdə / ▸ noun [mass noun] an Indian dish consisting of balls made from ground lentils, which are deep-fried and served in a yogurt sauce. – ORIGIN from Hindi dahī ‘curds’ and vaḍā ‘ball of ground lentils’.