Name: Kerala - Spl Vada Curry
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Onions (chopped); 2 nos Tomato (chopped); 3 cups Water; 2 tbsp Oil; Mustard seeds (A pinch); Salt (As reqd); Ginger (A pinch); Garlic (A pinch); 1 tbsp Red chilly powder; 1 tbsp Turmeric powder; 1 tbsp Coriander powder; Cumin seeds (A pinch, Jeerakam); 1 tbsp Butter; 1 cup Bengal gram (Kadalaparippu); 1 cup Green gram (Cheruparippu); Ginger (garlic paste - As reqd); 2 nos Green chillies (chopped); 1 tbsp Grated coconut; Salt (As reqd); Oil for frying

Kerala - Spl Vada Curry

Vadas immersed in spicy gravy

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Prep Time 45

Total Time 45

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

For the gravy:

1 cup Onions chopped
2 nos Tomato chopped
3 cups Water
2 tbsp Oil
Mustard seeds A pinch
Salt As reqd
Ginger A pinch
Garlic A pinch
1 tbsp Red chilly powder
1 tbsp Turmeric powder
1 tbsp Coriander powder
Cumin seeds A pinch, Jeerakam
1 tbsp Butter

For Vadas:

1 cup Bengal gram Kadalaparippu
1 cup Green gram Cheruparippu
Ginger garlic paste - As reqd
2 nos Green chillies chopped
1 tbsp Grated coconut
Salt As reqd
Oil for frying

Instructions

For making vadas: 1)Grind together the ingredients for making vada into a coarse paste.
Make small ball shaped vadas of the above paste.
Heat oil in a pan.
Deep fry them in oil, till goldern brown.
Drain it on the paper towel to remove the excess oil.
Transfer the vadas into a water bowl and leave them for an hour in the water.
For making the gravy: 1)Heat oil in a pan on low flame.
Add mustard seeds and when they crackle, add onions.
Stir, till golden brown.
Add cumin seeds followed by ginger and garlic and stir well.
Add chopped tomatoes and stir for 3 minutes.
Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder and coriander powder.
Stir for 15 seconds and add water to the pan along with salt.
Transfer the vadas from water bowl onto the palm, press to remove the extra water and add it into the gravy.
Leave it for 10 minutes on low flame.
Add a tbsp of butter into the gravy.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
:- Serve with Kerala Porotta or Chappatis.

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Response (4)

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Kavitha Sundar October 4, 2006

Very Good & filling. Goes well Idlis too.

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Manju February 10, 2005

lot of work; but very good curry.thanks for the recipe

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Sunitha September 25, 2004

simple and excellent…

R

Ram November 27, 2004

try this .. good one with idiappam, vellappam, noolappam

4 from 4 votes (4 ratings without comment)

Kerala – Spl Vada Curry