VADA CURRY RECIPE | SIDE DISH FOR IDLI,DOSA,POORI

VADA CURRY RECIPE | SIDE DISH FOR IDLI (or) DOSA

VADA CURRY RECIPE - This dish is a wonderful all rounder  that goes well with  Idli, Dosa or Poori's.  It is prepared by making vadai using chana dal and cooking them in an onion-tomato based gravy.

From our usual chutney's and sambar, do give this recipe a try and definitely you will love it :) 

Serves : 4

Preparation time : 15 mins + soaking

Cooking time : 30 mins.

For this recipe you need

For the vada you need

• 1 cup of chana dal (soaked in water for 1/2 an hour)
• 4-5 red chillies
• 1/2 tsp. of cumin seeds
• sprig of curry leaves
• A pinch of asafoetida
• Salt

     For the gravy  you need

• Few bay leaves,cinnamon,cloves
• 1 tsp. of ginger-garlic paste
• Handful of coriander and mint leaves
• 2 medium sized  onions, thinly sliced
• 1 big sized tomato - chopped
• 1/2 tsp. of aniseed
• 1/2 tsp .of turmeric powder
• 1 tsp. of chilli powder
• 2 tsp. of coriander powder
• A sprig of curry leaves
• coriander leaves for garnishing
• Salt
• Oil

Preparation

In a blender,add all the ingredients needed for preparing vadai  and  grind to a coarse paste.

Shape them into balls and steam cook it . Alternatively you can also deep fry these balls.

Heat 1 tbsp. of oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Add the spices to the pan, fry for a minute.

Add the coriander leaves , mint leaves and green chillies, fry for a minute. Add the onion  ,fry until soft.

Add the ginger-garlic paste , tomatoes along with the spice powders and fry for a couple of minutes. 

Add water along with salt , when it starts boiling add the cooked vada's into it . Reduce the flame and cook until the raw smell goes off and the gravy thickens .

Serve it hot with Idli's, Dosa's or Poori sprinkled with fresh coriander leaves.

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