Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Vada-Curry


Well...first HAPPY NEW YEAR !! 
Its the 4th month of well known SNC Event and my 3rd Entry so far ......Now a days as soon as new month starts,i wait for the new recipe to try ! :)This month we,North Team,got the Vada-Curry as challenge from Ramya.
In north we make this dish too...difference is just type of lentil and some spices.(We use Urad or Moong dal instead of Chana Dal !)
One of the very regional recipe like this from Varanasi,you check here...



So,with any further delay,here is my recipe of Vada-Curry.

INGREDIENTS

1 Cup Bengal gram/Chana Dal
2 Onion
1 Tomato(paste)
2 Green chilies
1/2tsp Fennel Seeds
2-3 Red Chilies
1tsp Ginger-Garlic paste
1" Cinnamon
2-3 Clove
1 Star anise
1tsp Cumin
1tsp Coriander powder
1/2tsp Turmeric powder
1tsp Chili powder
1tbsp Green coriander leaves
Salt to taste
1tbsp Oil+ Oil for deep frying


DIRECTIONS

  • Soak the chana dal in water for about 1 hour,drain them. grind it coarsely along with fennel seed, 1 green chili,1 red chili,1/2 tsp Salt and 1 tbsp water.
  • Make a fine paste of onion,green chili.
  • Heat 1 Cup oil in deep pan.Make small vadas of grind dal and fry them on medium heat till golden brown.Cut them in half and keep aside.
  • Heat 1tbsp oil in pan.Add whole spices and 1 finely chopped onion.Saute till onion turns pink.
  • Add onion paste,ginger-garlic paste and powder spices.Fry on low heat till oil comes on top.
  • Add tomato paste and cook for another 5 minutes.
  • Now add 1Cup of water and let it get boiled on high heat.
  • Finally add chana dal vadas and let it simmer on low heat for another 5minutes.
  • Garnish with green coriander and serve hot with chapati or rice.



# After grinding the dal,you can rinse grinder with some water and use it to make gravy.This way you will get thicker gravy.
## While adding salt in gravy keep in mind that vadas also have salt in it.







14 comments:

  1. Looks Really Delicious..shhhh...Super.

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  2. hey kirti well done
    u did very well
    yday when i saw the dish i felt i have tasted it before but where i dont know bt i know i hv tasted it so wud try tonite if i get time.

    and ur tip is nice yes wud try tht also

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    1. thanks dear !!
      that tip is given by my grandmaa when i was a kid..So,all thanks goes to her :)

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  3. Wow...vada curry looks spicy and yummy.. Perfectly done ...

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  4. Lovely clicks,looks very tempting.

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  5. Wow.....Tempting clicks :) Well done dear!! u people are super fast :) I should learn from you all :) Cheers!! Hope you linked it to Ramya's page too :)
    Sponge Cake | Vanilla Cake | Basic Cake - Using Pressure Cooker

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  6. Amazing work.. looks really nice.. :)

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  7. Looks really nice and tempting..

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  8. Super tempting vada curry, cant resist to it..You guys are super fast,kudos to you.

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  9. super delicious and perfectly done!!!!
    Sowmya
    Ongoing Event - SYF & HWS - Ginger

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  10. Wow kudos kirti :)yummy looking vada kari :)

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