Vada Curry

Name: Vada Curry
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Ingredients: Bengal gram dhal – 1 cup; Onion – 1; Tomato – 1; Garlic cloves – 10 Nos; Green chillies – 4 Nos; Ginger – 2 small pieces; Red Chilli powder – 1 teaspoon; Coriander Powder - 2 teaspoon; Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon; Sombu (aniseeds) – 2 teaspoon; Cinnamon sticks – 2 pieces; Cloves – 4 Nos; Cardamom – 4 Nos; Bay leaves – 2 pieces; Salt – 2 teaspoon or as per taste; Oil – 4 to 5 tablespoons; Curry leaves – few; Coriander leaves - few

Kamala

16 years ago

This curry (gravy) is made with lots of spices similar to cooking Indian meat dishes. This gravy goes well with rice.

Vada Curry

Recipe rating: N/A

Recipe by S Kamala Course: GraviesCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Medium

Servings

servings

Prep time

hours

Cooking time

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This curry (gravy) is made with lots of spices similar to cooking Indian meat dishes. This gravy goes well with rice.

Ingredients

Bengal gram dhal – 1 cup
Onion – 1
Tomato – 1
Garlic cloves – 10 Nos
Green chillies – 4 Nos
Ginger – 2 small pieces
Red Chilli powder – 1 teaspoon
Coriander Powder – 2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon
Sombu (aniseeds) – 2 teaspoon
Cinnamon sticks – 2 pieces
Cloves – 4 Nos
Cardamom – 4 Nos
Bay leaves – 2 pieces
Salt – 2 teaspoon or as per taste
Oil – 4 to 5 tablespoons
Curry leaves – few
Coriander leaves – few

Directions

Wash and soak the dhal for two to three hours.
Drain the water completely and add one teaspoon sombu, one cinnamon stick and half teaspoon salt and grind to a coarse paste like vadai dough.
Place the above into idli plate and steam it for ten minutes.
After it cools down, break it into small pieces like pakoda. Keep it aside.
Chop onion and green chillies lengthwise. Chop the tomato finely. Crush the ginger and garlic.
In a frying pan put the oil and when it is hot add remaining sombu, cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom and bay leaves and fry for a while.
Then add onion, green chillies, curry leaves and fry well.
Add ginger and garlic and fry for a while.
Then add tomato pieces and fry till it mashed well.
Now add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt. Mix it well.
Add the dhal pieces and stir well.
Add a cup of water and allow to cook in low flame.
Remove from fire and garnish with coriander leaves.

Notes

You can also add a cup of coconut milk instead of water or half cup coconut milk and half cup water. I have steam cooked the dhal paste and used in this curry. Instead, make small vadas from the dhal mixture and deep fry. Then add it into the curry.