Vadakari can be best served as side dish alongside idlis, dosas.
Ingredients :
Channa dhal - 1 cup
sombu - 1/2 tsp
Onion - 1 big
Tomato - 1 (big size)
Green chillies - 2
Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp
Chilli powder - 2tsp ( depends on spicy level)
Garam masala - 1tsp
Curry leaves - little
Ginger/ Garlic paste - 1tsp
Cloves - 4
Cinnamon -1 small piece
Bay leaves - 1 big
Cumin seed - 1/2 tsp
Salt - As per requirement
Method Of Preparation :
Soak the channa dal for 1 hr and then grind soaked channa dhal with sombu and little salt coarsely. Please be careful so that it should not be fine paste.
Make vadas and fry this misture in oil . Don’t fry till it is crisp. If vada is cooked take out from oil.
Cool the vadas and when it is cool, scramble the vada into small pieces and keep aside.
Now in a pan, pour little oil. Splutter Cumin seeds, , cinnamon, cloves, bayleavesand curry leaves.
Fry chopped onions . Fry well then add the ginger-garlic paste and fry that well till raw smell goes away.
Add finely chopped tomato, and slited chillies along with above ingredients.
Add turmeric, red chilli powder, garam masala, salt to the mixture.
Add 1/2 cup of water, and cook for some time until a thokku consistency is got.
Finely add the scrambled vadas in the gravy.
Mix gently, keep on low flame for few minutes.
Garnish with corriander leaves .
Usage :
Can be best served along-side idlis, dosas.
Ingredients :
Channa dhal - 1 cup
sombu - 1/2 tsp
Onion - 1 big
Tomato - 1 (big size)
Green chillies - 2
Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp
Chilli powder - 2tsp ( depends on spicy level)
Garam masala - 1tsp
Curry leaves - little
Ginger/ Garlic paste - 1tsp
Cloves - 4
Cinnamon -1 small piece
Bay leaves - 1 big
Cumin seed - 1/2 tsp
Salt - As per requirement
Method Of Preparation :
Soak the channa dal for 1 hr and then grind soaked channa dhal with sombu and little salt coarsely. Please be careful so that it should not be fine paste.
Make vadas and fry this misture in oil . Don’t fry till it is crisp. If vada is cooked take out from oil.
Cool the vadas and when it is cool, scramble the vada into small pieces and keep aside.
Now in a pan, pour little oil. Splutter Cumin seeds, , cinnamon, cloves, bayleavesand curry leaves.
Fry chopped onions . Fry well then add the ginger-garlic paste and fry that well till raw smell goes away.
Add finely chopped tomato, and slited chillies along with above ingredients.
Add turmeric, red chilli powder, garam masala, salt to the mixture.
Add 1/2 cup of water, and cook for some time until a thokku consistency is got.
Finely add the scrambled vadas in the gravy.
Mix gently, keep on low flame for few minutes.
Garnish with corriander leaves .
Usage :
Can be best served along-side idlis, dosas.
