Vada Curry

Vada Batter:


channa Dhal 1/2 cup
Moong Dal 1/2 cup
Salt to taste

Soak them for 2 hrs and grind it to coarse paste (No water)

1 onion long cut
10 garlic pealed  or 1 pod
patta 1
cardamom 3
bay leaf
tumeric powder pinch
10 cashew broken
coconut milk - one can
Make a paste of sauf 1 tbsp, 10 green chilli, ginger 1 inch no water


Deep fry the vadas as small rolls in oil. Once golden remove.

In another pan add oil 3 to 4 tsp, patta, cardamom, bayleaf, then cashew fry red.  Add garlic, fry until soft. 

Add onion and soften add a lil salt for onion. 
Add the grinded paste and fry, (add chilli powder and reduce green chill if u like), add tumeric lil and then fry and add 1/2 cup water
Cook a few minutes.  Then add coconut milk, and enough salt, if requred add more water enough for curry.  Then cook 5 mins add curry leaves.

Break the vadas into small pieces. add to the curry and cook together.
Mash the vadas.

Add a tsp ghee on top. Garnish with Coriander leaves.
Very tasty and fragrant vada curry is ready.

Yum Yum with Idli's specially and Dosa.
Can be eaten with rice as well.