November 10, 2010
Vadacurry / vadakari
Hubby is not a big fan of this vadakari-idli combination.So , i never used to make this before.Nowadays,I have again started to make this for my son. It makes a complete healthy meal for kids.While making for kids, you might want to cut down on green chillies.When it comes to idli, each of us has a rule- hubby is happy with sambhar,son wants sugar and i want onlyyyyy chicken curry.But i think,it is a interesting change to eat idlis with vadacurry sometimes.I made it yesterday…nobody complained 
Ingredients
- Chana dal – 3/4 cup
- Fennel seeds – 1/4 teaspoon
- Mustard seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
- Cloves,cinnamon stick,bayleaf – 3,1,1 respectively
- Ginger – 1/2 inch
- Green chillies – 4
- Garlic cloves – 3
- Curry leaves – few
- Cilantro – few
- Tomatoes – 2
- Chilli powder – 1/2 teaspoon ( you can add more if you want)
- Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon
- Salt – to taste
- Oil – 2 tablespoons
Method
- Soak the chana dal in water for 2 hours.
- Grind the soaked chana dal ,fennel seeds,salt in a mixer and make a batter.It should be like idli batter.
- Make idlis out of the batter using idli cooker.Just steam it for 7 to 10 minutes like you make idlis and keep it aside.
- Grind ginger,garlic and green chillies to a fine paste.Chop the onions.
- Heat oil in pan.Add the mustard seeds,cinnamon ,cloves,bayleaf .when the mustard seeds splutter,add the chopped onion and curry leaves .
- Saute the onion for few minutes and add the ginger-garlic-chilli paste.
- Saute for few more minutes and add the chopped tomatoes.
- When the tomatoes are well cooked, crumble the chana dhal idlis and add it to the tomatoes.
- Add water,chilli powder,turmeric powder ,salt and mix well.
- Mash it with a spoon for few seconds and add some more water.
- Let it cook for 10 minutes.
- Turn off the heat when the vadacurry becomes thick.
- Garnish with cilantro.
- Serve hot with idli or dosa.
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Place : Basement with sonny
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