VADACURRY - IDLI & DOSA SIDEDISH

Vadacurry is a best side dish for idli and dosa ..Mostly vadacurry made with channa dal vada(masal vada) cooked onion tomato gravy....In Tamilnadu, it is made for breakfast....

These vada can be made in different ways(deep fried , steamed or made into thick dosa like in a pan)...I mostly prefer steamed vadas because its healthy option...

INGREDIENTS:

FOR VADA:

• Channa dal - 1 cup
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste

FOR CURRY:

• Onion - 1 no
• Tomato - 1 no
• Green chilli - 2 no
• Tumeric - 1 tsp
• Chilli powder - 1 1/2tsp
• Dhania powder - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste

FOR TAMPERING:

• Bay leaf
• Cinnamon
• Cloves
• Fennel seeds
• Curry leaves

PROCEDURE:

• Soak the channa dal for 1 hour.. After 1 hour grind channa dal, fennel seeds with salt( important don't add water)..Grind into course mixture 

• Steam this mixture in idly cooker
• Break those steamed vadas 
• In a saucepan  , add oil and tamper with bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves,fennel seeds and curry leaves

• Saute onion ,tomato and green chilli well.. then tumeric powder,chilli powder,Dhania powder and salt 

• Saute well and 2 cups of water...cook well for 5 mins (its important to add more water because vadas will absorb more water and become very thick gravy)

• Now add steamed vadas in curry ..cook for 10 mins in low flame..

• Yummy vada curry ready ..
• Serve the vada curry with hot idlies / dosa