Vada Curry

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Ingredients


Kadalai paruppu /channa dal -1/2 cup
Green chilies- 5
Salt as needed
Oil for sautéing the vadas
Ingredients to make gravy
Onion - 3/4 cup (thinly sliced)
Tomato - 1 cup (finely chopped)
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - ½ tsp
Garam masala powder- ¼ tsp
Ginger-garlic paste - 1 1/2 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Water - 1 cup


For seasoning


Green chilli -1
Fennel seeds/Sombu -1/2 tsp
Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
Cloves -2
Cardamom -1
Bay leaf - 1
Mustard - ¼ tsp
Urad dal -¼ tsp



For garnishing
Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp finely chopped
  
Method

Soak the Chana dal for 3-4 hours,drain water and add salt, green chilies and grind coarsely .
Steam the grinded mixture in a idli plate. In a pan, add oil and shallow fry the steamed vadas and
keep aside. In the same pan add oil and all ingredients that is given in the for seasoning section.
Then add onion saute well, add ginger garlic paste saute until raw smell goes away then add the
chopped tomatoes,chili powder,coriander powder,garam masala powder and little salt mix well then
add water. Once the onion and tomatoes are cooked well and the gravy comes to a boil add
the vadas and allow to become a gravy,now add the finely chopped coriander.
Vada Curry is ready. Serve with hot idlis.


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