Vada Curry
Prep Time : 15 mins (excluding soaking time)
Serves: 2
Recipe Category: Side Dish for idli,dosa
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
For the vada
Bengal gram /Kadalai paruppu /channa dal -1/2 cup
Chilli powder -1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder – a pinch
Onion finely chopped – 2 tbsp
Salt as needed
Oil for frying the vadas
For the curry/ gravy
Onion – 3/4 cup (thinly sliced)
Tomato – 1 cup (finely chopped)
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
Thin Coconut milk – 3/4 cup
Thick coconut milk – 1/4 cup (not very thick)
For the masala
Ginger-garlic paste – 1 1/2 tsp
Green chilli -1-2
Fennel seeds/Sombu -1/2 tsp
Cinnamon – 1 inch piece
Cloves -2
Cardamom -1
For the seasoning
Oil – 2 tbsp
Bay leaf -1
For garnishing
Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp finely chopped
Mint leaves – 2-3 leaves
Preparation
Grind all the ingredients given under “For the Masala” to a fine paste. This is the masala.
Soak channa dal for 2 hours. Drain the water, add salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp of the above ground masala. (this is just to give more flavor to the vada) and grind coarsely without adding water. Then mix finely chopped onions with it.
Method
Heat oil in a kadai or pan, add bay leaf, saute for second, then add thinly sliced onions and saute until golden brown. Add a little salt to the onions to speed up the process.
Then add the ground masala paste and saute for a few more minutes.
Now we will add the chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder and chilli powder. Cook till tomatoes turn mushy and oil oozes out. Do all this on medium flame.
Then add thin coconut milk, needed salt and bring it to boil.
Once it starts boiling, add the vadas by breaking it into 2 pieces. Cook on low heat for a few minutes. Let the vada absorb the gravy.
Then add the thick coconut milk, boil and switch it off. Garnish with mint and coriander leaves.
Delicious Vada curry can be served with dosa, idli and parotas.
| Vada curry with dosa |
Note – Vada curry thickens as it cools. In that case you can add a little hot water to dilute it and heat it lightly.
Check out my other side dishes for idli, dosa and pongal.
View Comments (45)
Delicious and lovely vada curry. Excellent preparation.
Deepa
Wow...looks yummy.....I love it with hot idilis.... :-)
Looks so yum...makes me feel hungry...
vada kari romba nalla iruku.. appadiye idli yudan sapidanum pol iruku..
yum yum - i die for this when i am back at mom's. Bookmarked to try. why dont you try toasting vada's in paniyarakal padhu?
Looks so yummy...
Looks spicy and take us away frm the routine curries
Delicious vada curry n beautiful clicks :-)
perfect south Indian breakfast sides...lovely presentation...
looks perfect and delicious padhu :)