Dahi Bhalle is a Punjabi name for “dahi vade” (दही वडे). In Mumbai it is known as dahi vada (दही वड़ा) in Hindi, Other names in India by which dai bhalle is known as  thayir vadai in Tamil, thairu vada in Malayalam, perugu vada in Telugu, mosaru vade in Kannada, dahi bara (ଦହି ବରା) in Odia and doi bora (দই বড়া) in Bengali.