Vada Curry Recipe with step by step pictures. This is made with Channa dal and Whole Spices. Taste amazing with dosa.

Vada Curry

Vada Curry and Set Dosa, a famous combo in food. And it is often had as a breakfast meal, not ordinary breakfast but a special breakfast. Frankly speaking i had never tasted this. But i have seen it. Till couple weeks back, i have never thought of making it at home and posting it here. There is a little inspiration behind this, every friday hubby and me visit a temple in a place near our town called suchidram.

Couple weeks back, hubby took me to a veg hotel named maruti near that temple, it is not that big, but it is a family hotel. But i should tell you the food tasted so yummy. First time i ordered chole bature and it was mind blowing. Hubby ordered veg kothu parota, i tasted that too, it was yum. But their speciality is rasam vadai, i literally melted there when i tasted it, it was delicious... Then i saw a person near me ordering set dosa and vada curry. they brought it and it looked totally divine. At that moment i decided to try that combo and post it here. Couple days later i made it for breakfast along with set dosa. Hubby tasted it and told me no hotel food can stand near this and it is simply superb and he ate so many set of dosa..

This vada curry turned out really good. This can be paired with idlies or dosa. I will soon share the set dosa recipe, so keep looking for it.

Ingredients for Vada Curry Recipe

Oil - 2 tbsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
Coriander Leaves - 2 tablespoon finely chopped

For Vadai:

Chana Dal / Kadalai paruppu / Split Yellow Chickpeas - 1 cup
Dry Red Chillies - 3 to 4
Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - a small handful
Coriander leaves - a small handful
Salt to taste
Oil for Deep frying

For sauteing and grinding:

Oil - 1 tbsp
Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tbsp
Cinnamon Stick / Pattai - 1 small stick
Kal Paasi / Black Stone Flower - 2 piece
Onion - 2 large chopped roughly
Curry Leaves - a sprig
Tomatoes - 2 large chopped roughly
Green Chilli - 1 pricked a little with a knife
Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tbsp
Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
Coriander Powder / Malli Podi- 2 tbsp
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder - 1 tbsp
Water - ¼ cup

Coconut paste:

Fresh Coconut - ½ cup grated
Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu - 1 tsp

How to make Vada Curry Recipe

Soak channa dal 4 to 5 hours or overnight. Drain it add it to blender, now add the other ingredients and grind it to a little coarse mix, dont add water. Now remove it to a bowl add some salt and mix well. heat oil for deep frying, drop small dollops of this mix and fry till golden. Remove it to paper towel, and transfer it to a bowl, pour warm water over it and let it sit for 5 mins. Now drain them and set aside.
Grind coconut and fennel to a smooth paste. Set aside.
Heat oil in a kadai. Add in fennel, cinnamon and kal paasi. Saute it for 30 sec.Add in onions, curry leaves and chillies. Saute it for couple of mins.Add in ginger garlic paste and saute it for a min.Add in all spice powder and mix well.Add in tomatoes and mix well. Pour some water and cook it for 5 mins or so till it is completely cooked. Take this in a blender(i removed the chilli before blending) and puree it.
Now heat 2 tblspn of oil in a kadai, add in cumin seeds and let it sizzle. i added the reserved chilli too.Add in the ground masala and cook it for 10 mins or till oil separates.Add in 2 cups of water, coconut paste and mix well.Once it reaches a boil add in drained vada and mix well.Let this simmer for 5 mins
Add in chopped coriander leaves and mix well. Serve with idli, dosa or set dosa.

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Vada Curry | Vada Curry Recipe

Vada Curry Recipe with step by step picture. This is made with Channa dal and Whole Spieces

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 45

Soaing time 12

Total Time 12 55

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Indian, South Indian

Servings servings

Ingredients

2 tablespoon Oil
1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
2 tablespoon Coriander Leaves finely chopped
For Vadai:
1 cup Chana Dal / Kadalai paruppu / Split Yellow Chickpeas
4 Dry Red Chillies
1 teaspoon Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf
Curry leaves - a small handful
Coriander leaves - a small handful
Salt to taste
Oil for Deep frying
For sauteing and grinding:
1 tablespoon Oil
1 tablespoon Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf
1 small stick Cinnamon Stick / Pattai
2 piece Kal Paasi / Black Stone Flower
2 large chopped roughly Onion
a sprig Curry Leaves
2 large chopped roughly Tomatoes x
1 pricked a little with a knife Green Chilli
2 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
2 teaspoon Chilli Powder
2 tablespoon Coriander Powder / Malli Podi
1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
1 tablespoon Garam Masala Powder
¼ cup Water
For Coconut paste:
½ cup grated Fresh Coconut
1 teaspoon Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu

Instructions

Soak channa dal 4 to 5 hours or overnight. Drain it add it to blender, now add the other ingredients and grind it to a little coarse mix, dont add water. Now remove it to a bowl add some salt and mix well. heat oil for deep frying, drop small dollops of this mix and fry till golden. Remove it to paper towel, and transfer it to a bowl, pour warm water over it and let it sit for 5 mins. Now drain them and set aside.
Grind coconut and fennel to a smooth paste. Set aside.
Heat oil in a kadai. Add in fennel, cinnamon and kal paasi. Saute it for 30 sec.Add in onions, curry leaves and chillies. Saute it for couple of mins.Add in ginger garlic paste and saute it for a min.Add in all spice powder and mix well.Add in tomatoes and mix well. Pour some water and cook it for 5 mins or so till it is completely cooked. Take this in a blender(i removed the chilli before blending) and puree it.
Now heat 2 tblspn of oil in a kadai, add in cumin seeds and let it sizzle. i added the reserved chilli too.Add in the ground masala and cook it for 10 mins or till oil separates.Add in 2 cups of water, coconut paste and mix well.Once it reaches a boil add in drained vada and mix well.Let this simmer for 5 mins
Add in chopped coriander leaves and mix well. Serve with idli, dosa or set dosa.