CookingBook.in
Masala Vada Curry Recipe - Chana Dal Vada Curry Recipe

Masala Vada Curry Recipe - Chana Dal Vada Curry Recipe

By Admin
Prep Time Total in 60 M
Course Lunch
Cuisine South Indian Recipes
Diet Vegetarian

Masala Vada Curry Recipe also known as the Chana Dal Vada curry is a delicious South Indian curry made from masala vada cooked in a tomato onion gravy.

Ingredients

  • To make the base for the curry
  • 1/2 cup Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal)
  • 1 Dry Red Chilli
  • 5 Curry leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf)
  • To make the curry
  • 2 teaspoons Oil
  • 1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
  • 2 Cloves (Laung)
  • 3 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
  • 2 Whole Black Pepper Corns
  • 1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
  • 1 Green Chilli
  • slit
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves
  • 1 Onion
  • finely chopped
  • 1 inch Ginger
  • finely chopped
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup Homemade tomato puree
  • chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
  • Salt
  • to taste
  • 4 sprig Mint Leaves (Pudina)
  • or coriander leaves as required

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making the Masala Vada Curry Recipe/ Chana Dal Vada Curry recipe, thoroughly wash and soak chana dal for 2 hours

Step 2

Once the dal is soaked, coarse grind chana dal with the ingredients for making the base -dry red chili, curry leaves, fennel seeds and salt

Step 3

Just sprinkle water while grinding, the masala vada batter should be thick

Step 4

Spoon the masala vada batter on a Idli plates and steam it exactly like how we steam Idli

Step 5

Or you can pan fry the Vada batter in a paniyaram pan with a little oil until it browned and crisp

Step 6

The later gives a delicious taste to the Masala Vada Curry

Step 7

Ensure you drizzle oil while pan frying the vada in the paniyaram pan

Step 8

Meantime, we can start making the curry

Step 9

Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan on medium flame, add whole black pepper, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf, slit green chili, curry leaves, ginger, garlic and onions

Step 10

Make sure to remove few seeds from green chili if you want to make it less spicy

Step 11

Once the onion turns golden, add the tomato puree and all the masala powders - turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, chili powder and salt

Step 12

Let it cook for 2 to 3 minutes until the masala curry comes to a brisk boil

Step 13

Add required water and let the curry masala cook for a few minutes

Step 14

Once the masala is cooked, drop in the masala vada into the curry mixture

Step 15

Cover it with a lid and cook the Masala Vada Curry on a medium flame

Step 16

The masala vada curry will absorb all the water and become thick

Step 17

This will take around 5 to 7 minutes

Step 18

Finally add chopped mint leaves and give the Masala Vada Curry a stir and serve

Step 19

Serve Masala Vada Curry along with Tawa Paratha, Palak Raita and Satvik Carrot Sprout Salad for a weekday meal

Step 20

You can also serve this curry along with Ghee Roast Dosa or a Karnataka Style Set Dosa Recipe

Share this recipe