Vadacurry

Ingredients:

For Vadas

Chanadal	1cup(soaked for 5hrs)
Fennel seeds	1tsp
Jeera	1tsp
Salt	Little

For Gravy:

Cinnamon	1
Cloves	3
Bayleaf	1
Garlic&ginger minced	1tsp
Onion	1(medium)chopped
Tomatoes	3
Turmeric powder	1tsp
Chilli powder	1tsp
Salt	As per taste
Oil	For frying & for gravy
Coconut milk	2tbl(optional)

Method:

• Drain the soaked chana dal and it with fennel seeds ,jeera and little salt .
• Grind it to a paste not so fine.make it to a small vadas.
• Now in a kadai take oil and fry  the vadas till it becomes crisp. and keep this seperate
• Now in a seperate kadai add 3 tsp of oil  now add cinnamon,cloves,bayleaf.
• When it pops add ginger&garlic  saute it for a min
• Add onion saute till it becomes transperant
• Now add tomatoes to it and add all masalas one by one.
• Saute it till raw  smells goes and tomatoes gets smashed.
• Now add water  atleat  5 cups  and bring it to boil  for 10 mins  with lid closed
• After  10 mins  add coconut milk to the gravy  and boil for 2 mins
• Now take the vadas crush it roughly and add to the gravy  and boil  for 3 mins.
• Garnish it with corriander leaves.

Note:

Coconut milk is optional ,but if you add it gives the flavour.

Add vadas before serving, adding too early may make it soggy.

For vadas:

You can even steam the vadas  and add to gravy instead of frying.

you can shallow fry steamed vadas and add  ,it gives u the crispness.