Vada Curry - south indian yummy curry.
Vada curry is made with vada made with chana dal and some south indian spices .It is quite easy to cook but still need some extra effort to make it tastier .The usual recipe is easy to cook but while talking about adding some extra spices and making it taste different and tastier than the original one is somehow difficult so inheriting the actual dish is most preferable.Below here the recipe of the famous south Indian side dish which is served with hot idlis , dosas or uttapams.
Cooking time: 1 hour
Serves - 5 to 6
Ingredients:
For Vada
Chana dal - 100 grams
fennel powder - 1 tsp
red chili flakes - 2 tsp
pinch of turmeric
curry leaves - 15 to 20
salt to taste
For curry
Onions - 2 medium sized finely chopped
curry leaves - 10
tomato puree - 6 tbsp
cinnamon - 1 small stick
bay leaf - 1
cloves - 4 to 5
green cardamom - 2
ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
red chili powder - 1 tsp
indian curry powder - 1 tbsp
garam masala- 1 tsp
oil - 2 tbsp
salt to taste
coriander leaves - 1 tbsp finely chopped
Method of Preparations:
For Vada
1.Soak chana dal for 2-3 hours in 2 cups of water.
2.Strain chana dal and grind to paste with very less water (negligible).
3.Add the things mentioned in making vada ingredients(fennel powder , red chili flakes , salt to taste) and mix well.
4.Heat an idli steamer with water . Steam vadas for 10 to 15 minutes.
5.I liked dry vadas to make curry so again i grilled the vadas in oven for 10 minutes in 200 deg cent.
6.Vadas are ready for curry.You can have the vadas with chutneys ,it's very tasty as i munched two of it.
For Vada curry
1.Heat oil in a pan ,add cinnamon stick , bay leaf , cloves and green cardamom and fry for 1 minute.2.Add chopped onions curry leaves and fry till onion turns golden brown.
4.Add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes.
5.Add tomato puree and fry for 10 minutes or till the oil separates from masala
6.Add turmeric powder , red chili powder , curry powder salt to taste and fry for 1 minute.Add 1 cup water,mix well.
7.Crush the steamed and grilled vadas and add it to the curry masala.
8.sprinkle garam masala , add chopped coriander and mix well.
9.Vada curry is ready to eat.Serve hot with plain dosa , idli , set dosa or uttapam.
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