Vada Curry / Side Dish for Idly & Dosa
Vada Curry ( Lentil in Spicy Curry )
Vada Curry is very special South Indian recipe. This yummy dish is often served as a side dish & tastes great with Dosai, Idly or Appam. This curry recipe is hot and spicy and form an integral part of South Indian speciality dishes
And here is the easy to make Vada Curry recipe that is absolutely tasty and will be enjoyed by everyone in your family…:)
Ingredients:
- Bengal gram dal / Channa dal - 2 cup
- Saunf - 1 tsp
- Red chilly - 2
- Bay leaf - 1
- Cloves - 2
- Cinnamon - 1
- Cumin - ½ tsp
- Onion - 2
- Green chilly - 1 or 2
- Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
- Tomato - 2
- Turmeric pwd - ¼ tsp
- Red chilly pwd - ½ tbsp
- Coriander pwd - ½ tbsp
- Oil to fry
- Salt to taste
- Curry & coriander leaves
Method:
To prepare Vada:
- Wash and soak Bengal gram dal for 2 hrs.
- Drain water completely and grind coarsely with saunf, red chilly and salt.
- Add little water and grind to thick coarse batter.
- Add finely chopped onions and mix well.
- Heat oil in a frying pan.
- Spread the batter in small portions in hot oil.
- Deep fry in medium flame to golden.
- Remove and keep aside in a tissue paper.
To Prepare Curry:
- Heat oil in a pan, splutter bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon and cumin seeds.
- Sauté chopped onions and green chillies until golden.
- Add ginger garlic paste, fry well till the raw smell disappears..
- Add mashed tomatoes and keep the heat in medium and let the tomatoes cook.
- Once the oil leaves the surface, add turmeric pwd, red chilly pwd, coriander pwd and salt.
- Now add 3 cups of water and allow to boil covered for 5 mins.
- When the gravy thickens, add the fried vadas slightly scrambling them.
- Stir well and let it simmer until the vada soaks up all the liquid from the gravy.
- Garnish with fresh coriander and curry leaves.
- Delicious , tasty Vadacurry is ready to enjoy with hot soft idli & golden crisp dosa..:)
super with dosa.......
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Vada curry looks delicious.
ReplyDeletemy fav, looks yum
ReplyDeleteYummilicious....
ReplyDeletelove your vadacurry n dosa combo..
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I am enjoying it virtually !!!
ReplyDeleteJay your vada curry looks wonderful...I can smell it from here. Mmmmm...
ReplyDeleteOoooooh vada curry looks delicious, Jay. love it with idli.
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Vada curry looks delicious.....never made this. thanks for sharing Jay
ReplyDeleteDeepa
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Completely new dish to me! Looks so delicious...really tempting me now! :D
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Cheers n Happy Cooking,
Satrupa
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delicious haven't had this
ReplyDeletei have tasted this in my friends place.looks very nice and i have to try this yet. i love to have this with rotis
ReplyDeletemy fav one.....never tried at home....yummy! will try it soon!
ReplyDeleteMy all time favourite vada curry with hot steaming idlies..am an addict to this dish..
ReplyDeletelooks nice and yummy dear
ReplyDeletethis is new to me..how r u jaya.....i was on vaccation dear.....last photo makes me mouth watering....
ReplyDeletemy fav, super with dosa..
ReplyDeleteDear Friends, thanx for your loving comments..am addicted too with this mouthwatering combo...:)
ReplyDeletewow Ja, vada curry !!! my childhood favourite ! dont exactly remember when i ate last......iam definitely going to make this... thanks a lot for this recipe :)
ReplyDeleteஎனக்கு மிகவும் பிடித்த காம்பினேஷன்...படங்கள் சூப்பர்ப்...
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ReplyDeletewow...simply delicious
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ReplyDeleteLooks delicious and healthy with loads of protein in it.
ReplyDeleteVadas in gravy are my all time fav!!!Looks too delicious!!
ReplyDeletewow nice curry, never tried / tasted. thanks for sharing dear
ReplyDeleteJay, this is my all time favorite. But feels so lazy to try. Yours make me crave. Very nicely prepared vada curry.
ReplyDeletemy all time favorite.... but always had in hotel only... never ever tried at home....
ReplyDeleteyummy and delicious recipe jay.. looks perfect !!
ReplyDeletewonderful recipe Jay,... Vada curry looks yumm..
ReplyDeleteThat looks delicious i bet it tasted great with dosa and idly :)
ReplyDeletewooow looking sooo delicious..... tried it today and come out well... i feel the onion and tomato quantity in the recipe is lill.. i added one more onion and tomato for the same recipe....
ReplyDeletethank u.....