Vada Curry

Ingredients

Vada :

1. Channa Dal - 200 gms
2. Onion - 3 tsp
3. Garlic - 1
4. Ginger - 1/4 tsp(chopped)
5. Green chilli - 1
6. Cinnamon - a piece
7. Clove - 1
8. asafoetida - a pinch
9. Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp
10. Fennel Seeds - 1/4 tsp
11. Curry leaves - as needed (chopped)
12. Salt - 1/4 tsp

Curry

1. Clove - 2
2. Bay leaf - 1
3. Cinnamon - 1 stick(small)
4. Onion - 1(chopped)
5. Tomato - 2(chopped)
6. Green chillies - 3
7. Ginger - 1/4 tsp
8. Garlic - 2
9. Coriander powder - 1 tsp
10. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
11. Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
12. Salt - as needed
13. Curry leaves - as needed
14. Seasoning items
15. Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
16. Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

Method

1. Grind the vada mixture coarsely
2. Make small balls of the grinded mixture and spread it in idli pan
3. Heat the mixture in idli pan for 10 mts
4. Heat oil in a pan and add seasoning items
5. Add clove, cinnamon, bay leaf and saute for 2-3 mts
6. Add onions and saute the mixture in medium flame till the onion glazes at you
7. Add turmeric and salt to the mixture and boil for 2-3 mts
8. Add the chopped tomatoes and wait till the tomato gets pureed.
9. Scramble the vada mixture in idli pan
10. Remove the heated mixture from idli pan and scramble the vada balls on the boiling mixtuer..
11. Boil till the mixture becomes thick

Vada curry goes very well with south Indian dishes like Idli, Dosa, Aapam, Pongal etc...one curry fits for all