Idli Vada curry nashta combo

Name: Idli Vada curry nashta combo
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For Vada:-; 1 cup Chana dal; 1/2 tsp saunf; 1/2 tsp cumin; 1 green chilli; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 tbsp coriander chopped; Few curry leaves; as required Oil for frying; For Curry-; 1 bay leaf; 1 inch cinnamon; 3 cloves; 1/2 tsp saunf; Pinch hing; 1 onion finely chopped; 1 tsp ginger garlic paste; 1 chilli slit; few curry leaves; 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tomato chopped; 1 cup water; 2 tbsp coriander chopped; For Idli-; 1/2 cup urad dal; 1/4 cup cold water; 1 cup idli rice

Supraja Nagarathinam @cook_13583444

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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Ingredients

60 minutes

4 servings

ForVada:-
1 cupChana dal
1/2 tspsaunf
1/2 tspcumin
1green chilli
1/2 tspsalt
2 tbspcoriander chopped
Fewcurry leaves
as requiredOil for frying
ForCurry-
1bay leaf
1 inchcinnamon
3cloves
1/2 tspsaunf
Pinchhing
1onion finely chopped
1 tspginger garlic paste
1chilli slit
few curry leaves
1/4 tspTurmeric powder
1/2 tspKashmiri red chilli powder
1/2 tspcoriander powder
1/2 tspsalt
1tomato chopped
1 cupwater
2 tbspcoriander chopped
ForIdli-
1/2 cupurad dal
1/4 cupcold water
1 cupidli rice
1 tbsppoha
as neededSalt

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Steps

60 minutes

1

First, we make the vada curry. In a large pan heat the oil and saute bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, fennel and hing until it turns aromatic.
2

Then add the onions, ginger-garlic paste, chilli and curry leaves. Fry well.
3

Keep on low flame. Add the spice powders and salt now.
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Now add tomato and cook until it turns mushy.
5

In a bowl make Vada with the ingredients mentioned under Vada. You can deep fry or best is using appe maker to cook Vada. Steaming in idli cooker can also be done.
6

To the original pan add water, drop the small pieces of Chana dal Vada into it. Cover and let it boil for 5-7 mins.
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Finally add Coriander to garnish.
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Next to make Idlis. Soak urad dal and rice for 5-6 hours. (This step to be done previously).
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Soak the poha for 1 hour. Add it to the dal and rice. Grind them all to a smooth paste using little water. Add salt as needed.
10

Pour batter into idli maker and steam until soft and cooked.
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Serve hot Idlis with spicy Vada curry. Chai is best to wash down this spice.