VADAI CURRY (Side Dish)

This is a very tasty south indian side dish, which is very apt for Idly, Dosai, idiyappam and poori.

 

Ingredients

Gram Dhal 2 cups
Onion 2 Nos
Tomato 3 No's
Ginger & Garlic Paste 1 tea spoon
Green Chilly 2 No's
Chilly Powder - 2 table spoons
Turmeric Powder - 1 teaspoon
Salt for taste
Cooking Oil - 3 Table spoons
Garam Masala - 1 teaspoon

Method:

•  soak the gram dhal in clean water for one hour
• after washing it thoroughly, grind it in the mixie (3/4 th smashed)
• add some salt and make small ball and place them in the idly cooker
• steam it like we steam idlies for 7 to 8 minutes
• after done remove the balls from the cooker, cool it and then break them into small pieces
• keep it aside
• Place a fry pan on the stove
• Pour 3 table spoons of oil
• Put the finely chopped onion and fry it till brown
• Add the smashed ginger and garlic paste
• keep adding one pinch of salt in each stage of this process
• now add finely cut tomatoes and fry it
• now add the green chillies after slitting it
• then add the chilly power and turmeric powder
• after a gravy is formed add this gram dhal content to it
• pour some water till they are soaked and close the pan
• add 1/2 or 1 teaspoon of garam masala as required by you
• leave it in simmer for 5 to 10 minutes till they cook and mix well

Your Vadai Curry is ready