VADA KOOTTU CURRY

 

Ingredients

1. Urad Dal – ½ cup
2. Potato -2peeled and cut into cubes and boiled
3. Green Chilly -2
4. Ginger – 1 chopped to small pieces
5. Curry leaves - a few
6. Thin coconut milk – 1 cup
7. Thick coconut milk – 2cup
8. Black pepper -2 tsp crushed
9. Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
10. Chilly powder – 2 tsp
11. Coriander powder -2tsp
12. Meat masala – 2 tbsp
13. Salt as needed

 

For seasoning

1. Ghee – 2 tbsp
2. Mustard seeds -2 tsp
3. Dry red chilly – 2 broken
4. Shallots – 5 chopped
5. Oil for deep frying the vada
6. Curry leaves 

 

Method

1. Soak the urad dal for 2 hrs and drain the water completely, then grind adding salt, few pepper corns, 1 green chilly and ginger to a smooth paste adding little water as required.
2. Heat oil in a frying pan drop small portions of the batter and fry them until golden brown and drain on to a tissue paper and keep aside.
3. In a pan, boil the fried vada and boiled potatoes in thin coconut milk under medium heat, then add few curry leaves, crushed pepper, turmeric, chilly, coriander and meat masala and salt.  When the gravy starts to thicken, add thick coconut milk, continue boiling for few more mins.
4. Heat ghee in a pan add the seasonings and fry the shallots until light brown, pour this to the Vada Koottu Curry (the curry will thicken after cooling hence add enough thin coconut milk if needed).
5. Serve as side dish with rice.