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Vada Kootu Curry/ Black Gram Lentil Dumplings in Coconut Gravy

Apr-27-2017
Soumya Sreeraj
300 minutes
Prep Time
45 minutes
Cook Time
4 People
Serves
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ABOUT Vada Kootu Curry/ Black Gram Lentil Dumplings in Coconut Gravy RECIPE

Vada Kootu curry is a delicious dish. This is served with rice as a part of a traditional feast in Trivandrum district of Kerala. Vada kootu curry is entirely different from the kootu curries that are prepared in other parts of the state. This yummy dish looks like urad dal fritters soaked in potato-coconut gravy.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Medium
  • Festive
  • Others
  • Kerala
  • Frying
  • Sauteeing
  • Egg Free

Ingredients Serving: 4

  1. For making vada :-
  2. 1/2 cup whole urad dal (black gram lentil)
  3. 1/4 teaspoon crushed pepper corns
  4. Salt as required
  5. Oil for frying
  6. For the gravy :-
  7. 1 medium Onion, chopped
  8. 2 small poatoes, cubed
  9. 2 green chillies, slit
  10. 1 small piece ginger, finely chopped
  11. 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  12. 1 tsp chilly powder
  13. 2 & 1/2 tsps coriander powder
  14. 1 tsp garam masala powder
  15. 1& 1/2 cups thin coconut milk
  16. 1/2 cup thick Coconut Milk
  17. Salt to taste
  18. Water as required
  19. 2 Tbsp Oil
  20. For tempering :-
  21. 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
  22. 2 dry red chillies, broken
  23. 1 spring curry leaves
  24. 1 tsp oil

Instructions

  1. To make vada :-
  2. Soak urad dal in enough water for 5 hours. Drain excess water and grind to a smooth paste in a mixie jar without adding water. You may use little amount of water to ease grinding. The batter should be thick.
  3. Add crushed pepper corns and enough salt to the batter and mix well. Keep the batter aside.
  4. Heat oil in a deep bottom pan on medium heat. Lower the flame and drop a small lemon sized ball batter into the oil. You may use a spoon for this. Be careful while doing this. Repeat the same with the remaining batter.
  5. Deep fry the balls until golden brown on medium flame. You may have to fry them in batches. Remove the urad balls from fire and drain on paper towels.
  6. For the gravy :-
  7. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a pan. Add chopped onion,ginger and green chillies. Saute until onion turns golden brown adding little salt.
  8. Bring down the flame. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and garam masala powder. Mix well and saute until the raw smell of masala powders goes off.
  9. Now add the cubed potatoes. Saute for 3-4 minutes.
  10. Next add the thin coconut milk. Cover and cook until potatoes are cooked well on medium flame.
  11. Now add the thick coconut milk and cook for few minutes on low flame. No need to boil the gravy after adding the thick coconut milk.
  12. Add the vadas to the gravy and mix everything well. At this stage you may add salt if required. Switch off the flame.
  13. For tempering :-
  14. Heat oil in a pan. Splutter mustard seeds.
  15. Add dry red chillies and curry leaves. When the chilly changes colour switch off the flame. Pour the seasoning over the curry.
  16. Serve with rice or roti.

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sonam talwar
May-11-2017
sonam talwar   May-11-2017

awesome

Deepthi Renju
May-09-2017
Deepthi Renju   May-09-2017

Yummy

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