VADA CURRY

VADA CURRY

Ingredients :
Chana Dal - 1/4 cup
Red Chilly - 1
Fennel Seeds - 1/2 t spoon 
Oil - 2 t spoon 
Biriyani Leaf - 1
Cinnamon Stick - 1
Cloves - 1
Onion - 1
Green Chilly - 1
Tomato - 1
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 t spoon 
Salt as needed 
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 t spoon 
Red Chilly Powder - 1/4 t spoon 
Kulambu Powder - 2 t spoon 
Mint Leaves - 10
Coriander Leaves - 2 tbl spoon chopped 
Coconut Milk - 3 tbl spoon 

      Soak chana dal for 2 to 3 hours.
      Drain the water completely and grind coarsely with red chilly, salt and 1/4 t spoon fennel seeds.

      Add 1 t spoon oil and roast the vadai in dosa tawa in low flame on both sides until golden.

      Allow it cool and crumble the roasted dal into small pieces.

      Heat oil in a pressure cooker and roast biriyani leaf, cinnamon, cloves, fennel seeds.
      Add chopped onion and sauté until transparent.

      Now add ginger garlic paste, chopped tomato and cook until mushy.

      Add salt, turmeric powder, chilly powder, kulambu powder, mint, coriander leaves and mix well.

      Add 2 cups water and allow it to boil.
      Now add crumbled vadai and pressure cook for 1 whistle in low flame.

      Once pressure releases open the lid and add thick coconut milk.
      Simmer for 5 minutes and switch off the flame.

      Enjoy vadacurry with idly or dosa.