Vadakari

Vadakari and idly is Sunday Special in my Mom's place. We usually pack idly and vadakari when we go on a pilgrimage. Very easy to prepare and Delicious too.

Ingredients:

Channa dhal 2 cups
Onion 2
Tomatoes 2
Green chilles 3
Spices ( cinnamon, cloves,elachi, fennel seeds )
Ginger garlic paste 1 tspoon
Chilly powder 2 tspoon
Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon
Dhaniya powder 2tspoon
Corriander leaves
Curry leaves
Salt


Method :

Soak and grind the channa dhal with little water. Make small balls out of it and steam cook in the idli cooker for about 10 mins. When it is done transfer the cooked balls and break it into small peices. keepaside. Grind all spices with ginger garlic. If desired grind green chilles with it !

Heat oil in a pan add the remaining spices, onions and curry leaves. Fry till golden brown. Add the groundpaste and fry for sometime. Add chilly powder, trumeric powder and dhaniya powder and little salt to it. Steam cook for about a minute. Later add chopped tomates and chopped corriander leaves.

When the tomatoes are well cooked add the cooked channadhal balls and mix well. Add desired water, salt and bring it to boil till oil seperates. Make a thick Curry and remove frm stove.

Hot Vadakkari is ready to be served with Idlis.