Chettinad Vada Curry Recipe | Vadakari Recipe | Side Dish for Idli Dosa
A breakfast side dish to idli, dosa etc. Small masala vadas are dunked and cooked in a flavourful onion tomato masala gravy.
Servings: 6 to 8
Ingredients
- Ingredients:
- 8 Masala Vadas Click here for recipe
To Grind:
- 1/4 Cup grated Fresh coconut
- 1 teaspoon Fennel Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 2 Green chillies
For gravy:
- 2 Tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 2 cloves
- 1 " Cinnamon stick
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 Sprigs Curry leaves
- 8 cloves garlic
- 2 Large onions finely sliced
- 3 green chillies slit
- 1 Tablespoon Ginger garlic Paste
- 2 Large Tomatoes chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- Handful of chopped coriander leaves
Instructions
- Make masala vadas and set aside.
- Make a fine paste of ingredients under “To Grind”.
For gravy:
- Heat oil in a deep pan over medium heat. Add fennel seeds, cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaves & sauté till you get a nice aroma.
- Now, add curry leaves, garlic, onions, green chillies and sauté till tender.
- Add ginger garlic paste and sauté till the raw smell goes off.
- Add tomatoes and sauté till mushy.
- Now, add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and stir for 2 minutes.
- Add ground masala paste and sauté till oil separates.
- Add 2 cups of water, salt & boil for 5 minutes.
- Now, crush the Masala Vadas and add to the gravy.
- Simmer for 5 minutes and turn off the heat.
- Garnish with coriander and serve with idli, dosa...