Sunday, August 1, 2010

Vadai Curry made easy with microwave





To Make Vada's:

Bengal Gram-1 cup(soaked well for 1 hour)
Fennel seeds/sombu-1 spoon
Red Chilli-1
Curry leaves finely chopped- 2 spoons
Salt- to taste

Method:
Grind the above ingredients together with two to four spoons of water.Make sure you do not grind them tight or runny.Also take care that they are coarsely ground with some whole lentil ungrounded.
Now make small pacodas with the grounded paste and arrange in a wide microwavable bowl or plate and cook them in microve high for 4 min.

To Make Curry:
Onion-1(Big one)
Tomatoes-2
Curry leaves-8
Fennel Seeds-1/4 spoon
Oil-4tsp
Grind Together: Ginger-1 inch,Garlic-5 pieces,Onion- 3 spoon's
cinnamon,cloves and bay leaf - 1 each

Powder's list to be added:
1. Salt as per the taste
2. Turmeric Powder- 1/4 spoon
3. Chilli Powder-1 spoon
4. Dhania Powder-2 spoons

Method:

Heat oil in a kadai.When the oil gets heated, add cinnamon,cloves and bay leaf , add fennel seeds and curry leaves. fry them well. Now add the Ginger-Garlic-Onion paste to it and saute well, add the finely chopped onions and saute them, add tomatoes. when the tomatoes are cooked add the powder's as per the order and mix well.It should mix with each other.add little water and let it boil for a minute and add the vada pieces into the curry.mix well, add sufficient water as per the consistency you require and close the kadai with a lid and let it rest for five more minutes in the stove in low flame.
Garnish it with Corriander Leaves before serving.

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