Vada curry

Serves: 2

You need:

Onion – 2 (chopped)

Tomatoes – 1 small one

Turmeric powder – ¼tsp

Kuzhambhu masala powder – 1 ½tbsp.

Salt – as needed

Water –2 cups

Oil – ¼ cup (Be generous)

Few coriander leaves

To grind:

Bengal gram dal/Kadala parupu – ½ cup

Green chillies – 1

Ginger – 1” inch piece

Garlic pods – 6

Salt

Spices:

Mustard seeds – ½tsp

Fennel seeds – 1tsp

Cloves – 3

Cinnamon – 1” inch piece

Few curry leaves

Preparation:

Soak Bengal gram dal/Kadala parupu for minimum 3hours.

Drain the water and grind the Bengal gram dal with ginger, garlic pods, green chillies and little salt to coarse paste. *Do not add water while grinding.

Shape them into small vadas.

Steam them for 15minutes.

Cool and crush them to pieces.

Cooking:

Heat oil.

Add all the spices and sauté for a minute.

Fry chopped onion. Then add tomatoes, turmeric powder and kuzhambhu masala powder. Saute for a minute.

Add water. Bring it to a boil.

Reduce the flame now and add broken vada pieces. Maintain low heat and cook for few minutes till oil oozes out.

Add chopped coriander leaves. Switch off the heat.

                        

Serve with dosa/idli.