Vada Curry

Vada curry is a very famous side dish for idlis,dosais ,pooris in south India,especially in Tamil nadu.Its a curry in which chunks of vadais are added.It tastes yummy and tangy.I love to make it for idlis.Had some left over vadai batter in the freezer.Thought of using it in vada curry.Prepared today's dinner ,vada curry and idlis.My husband ,even tried with parottas.He loved it a lot.

Ingredients:

For Vadai:
1.Chana dal      -      1/2 cup
2.Fennel seeds -       1 tsp
3.Green chilly  -       1
4.Cilantro         -       1 spring

For Curry:
1.Onion           -           1
2.Tomato        -            1
3.Green chilly -            1
4.G&G paste   -            1 tsp
5.Chili pwdr   -             1 tsp
6.Turmeric pwdr-          1/4 tsp
7.Coconut        -             2 pieces
8.Cilantro        -             few springs
9.Mint leaves  -             1/2 cup

Method:
For vadai:
* Soak chana dal for 1 hr and grind it coarsely ,with fennel seeds and green chilly.
* Pat them like vadai and shallow fry them .
* The sides shud be golden brown.
* It shud not be completely brown,bcoz then it wud be tough to crush them for curry.

For Curry:
* Chop onion,tomato and slit green chillies.
* Take a pan,add oil and splutter with whole garam masalas.
* Saute onion with green chillies and sprinkle some salt.
* when onion turns translucent,add tomato and cook it covered.
* Add G&G paste and cook it till it looses the raw smell.
* Now add turmeric pwdr,chilli pwdr and mix it well.
* when it looses it raw smell,add 1 cup of water and bring it to a boil.
* Now take the vadais or patties,slightly crush them into chunks and drop them into the curry.
* Now grind coconut into a fine paste,add it to the curry and bring it to boil.
* Garnish with cilantro,mint leaves and serve with hot idlies.

Note:
Instead of frying ,we can also steam the patties in idli cooker .