Vadai Curry

Vadai curry is a popular side item for idllis and dosas in the South. It is basically a curry made from leftover vadas. Personally I like this with dosas more than idllis. Normally I follow the famous cook Mallika Badrinath's recipe. But today I did not have her cookbook as I loaned it to one of my friends. I followed my MIL's recipe and it turned out perfectly fine with less effort and less ingredients that what I used to do before. As I have already blogged the recipe for vada I'm going straight to the curry recipe.

Ingredients:
fried vadas- 6 or 7
onion- 1/2 (big,chopped)
ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp
tomatoes- 1/2(big,chopped)
chilli powder- 1/2 tsp
corriander powder- 1/2 tsp
cumin powder- 1/2 tsp
green chilli- 1 (slit)
curry leaves-few
corriander leaves- few
thin coconut milk- 1/4 cup

Procedure:

Break vadas into small pieces and set aside.Heat oil in kadai and fry onions and ginger garlic paste. cook till golden brown. Add tomatoes and all the masala powders and cook till oil seperates. Add enough salt and coconut milk. Pour 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Add vadas and cook the curry is semi-solid consistency.

Note: Before adding vadas , the gravy should be a little watery as the vadas will absorb all the water. If the gravy becomes thick , you can add somemore water to get it to the right consistency.