Sunday, September 20, 2009

Vadai Curry
















Serves -2
A little time consuming dish but definitely worth the time. Must be little spicy and hot.
Ingredients:
For vada:
Channa dal - 1 cup
Red chillies-2
Asafoetida-1/4 tsp
For curry:
Fennel seeds-1/4 tsp
Mustard-1/4 tsp
Potato-1
Onion-1/2
Tomato-1/2
Green peas-1/2 cup
Salt for taste
Chilli powder-1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder-1/2 tsp
Sour curd-1/2 tbsp
Coriander leaves finely chopped
Oil-1 tbsp
Grind into fine paste (1):
Garlic cloves -4
Ginger-1/2" piece
Cloves-2
Bay leaf-1
Paste 2:
Shredded coconut-1/4 cup
Green chillies-2
Procedure:
1. Grind the ingredients for vada and make into a coarse dough. Steam the dough in idli plates and make dal idlis/vadas.Allow it to cool down.Then scramble them into small pieces.
2.In the mean time, grind the ingredients for paste 1 and 2.
3.Heat a tbsp of oil in pan,temper mustard and fennel seeds.Then fry finely chopped onion.Then add paste 1 and allow it to cook until raw smell goes off.Now add tomato & potato and cook well.Add all powders except salt and cook for 2 more mins.
4. Now add scrambled vadas,salt and cook for a couple of mins. Then add paste 2, cook for a min and add sour curd. Cook for 3 mins.
5.By now the oil should have started floating on top. Now garnish with coriander leaves.

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