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Vada Curry Recipe
Chettinad Vada Curry Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 cup chana dal soaked for 1 hour
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 2 Dry Red Chillies
- salt to taste
For the curry
- 1 medium sized Onion chopped fine
- 2 medium sized tomatoes
- 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 2 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- pinch aturmeric powder
- 1/2 tbsp coriander leaves for garnish
For spice
Ingredients
For the curry
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Instructions
- Boil tomatoes.Peel and puree them. Set aside to cool.
- Grind the soaked and drained channa dal along with red chillies and fennel seeds to a coarse paste. Add required salt and mix well.
- Form small 1/2 inch sized balls and steam cook for 10-15 mins until soft.
- Heat oil in a saucepan and add cinnamon, bayleaf, green chillies and curry leaves.
- Add ginger garlic paste, saute till slightly browned.
- Add tomato puree along with salt, turmeric, coriander and red chilli powders and fry for few mins Add 3/4 cup water and allow it to boil.
- Add the vadas and allow them to absorb the gravy and become soft.
- Simmer for 5 mins.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and remove from heat.
- Serve hot with idly