Thursday, January 28, 2010

Set Dosa - Vadacurry

Whenever, we go to a restaurant, my in-laws order would always include this yummy combo Set Dosai - Vadacurry. Honestly, I've never tasted this Vadacurry before marriage. Even, if we go to a restaurant, my Dad won't allow us to order this. Because he had the impression that Vadacurry is always prepared from leftovers. So, I was thinking that it won't taste good. For the first time, I had this dosai/Vadacurry combo in Sangeetha Restaurant, Chennai. It tasted so good. But I never attempted it till my hubby's aunt visited us. She knew that everyone in our family love this combo. So she taught me the procedure and this is how, I learnt the preparation of Vadacurry/Set Dosai. Later, when I started to make Set Dosai often, I just made few changes to her orginal recipe and finally, arrived at a very good recipe of mine. Absolutely, it tasted great :-)




Recipe For Set Dosai :

Ingredients :

1. Raw Rice - 1 Cup
2. Parboiled Rice - 1/2 Cup
3. Urid Dhal - 1/4 Cup
4. Poha - 1/4 Cup
5. Fenugreek - 2 tsp
6. Channa Dhal - 2 tsp
7. Thoor Dhal - 1 tsp
8. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp (Optional)
9. Sugar - 1 tsp (Optional)
10. Salt - Needed qty

Procedure :

1. Soak rice, urid dhal, poha, fenugreek, channa dhal and thoor dhal together for 3 hours.

2. Then, grind and then mix salt and sugar.

3. Allow the batter to ferment for atleast 8 hours.

4. Just before making dosa, add the turmeric powder.

5. Make spongy dosa.

6. Serve hot with Vada curry.

Recipe for Vadacurry :

Ingredients :

1. Channa Dhal - 1/2 Cup
2. Thoor Dhal - 1/2 Cup
3. Red Chilly - 2
4. Onion - 1 (Finely Chopped)
5. Tomato - 4 (Finely Chopped)
6. Saunf - 1/2 tsp
7. Bay leaf - Small qty
8. Ginger-garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
9. Chilli Powder - 1.5 tsp
10. Garam Masala - 1 tsp
11. Oil - For frying Vada
12. Salt - Needed qty
13. Coriander - Small qty




Procedure :

1. Soak both the dhal along with red chill for 1 hour.

2. Drain water and then grind.

3. Heat oil in a pan and make crispy vadas.

4. Now, in another pan add oil. Then, add saunf,ginger-garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes.

5. Add Bay leaf, chopped onion and tomatoes and fry well.

6. Add chilli powder, garam masala and salt. Mix well.

7. Cut vadas in to pieces and add them to the contents in the pan. Mix well.

8. Garnish with coriander and serve hot with Set Dosai.




Note: You can use the leftover masal vadas also.

32 comments:

lubnakarim06 said...

New to me....that vada curry...looks yummy with set dosai....

kitchen queen said...

Nice yummy combo of set dosa and vada curry.

Priya Suresh said...

Slurppp, set dosa and vada curry looks fantastic, prefect combo..

Perspectivemedley said...

heeey wow!... yummy and I would devour it right away, :).. dosai is my alllll time fav!! :):)

Siddhi Shirsat said...

Hey nithu this set dosa n the curry luks yummy..very nice recipe, vl try that curry soon...pics r very tempting.

AdukalaVishesham said...

hey thanks for checking our blog.. we are also first time here... we have never tried vada curry... it looks very yummy...

PJ said...

Vadacurry is a new recipe to me. Both recipes look so delicious and mouth-watering! Thanks for stopping by my blog, Nithu. You have a great space here with wonderful home-cooked delicious meals.. I am following it now :)

Aparna said...

vada curry luks yummy nithu..will try this one..

Rekha shoban said...

nice combo dosa and vadacurry!!! yum yum!

Gita Jaishankar said...

I too love this combo...the pictures look awesome :)

Nandinis food said...

Good combo set dosa and vada curry.
Slurp:)

Namitha said...

Awesome combo..the vada curry is so flavorful :-)

Nithu Bala said...

Thank you all for the wonderful comments..

Sushma Mallya said...

Vada curry is something new and different but sounds really delicious...dosa looks good as well

Tina said...

I luv dosa..Looks perfect with vada curry...

Padhu Sankar said...

Dosa looks yummy.I have never tasted vada curry.Will try yours.
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priya said...

yummy dosa...my all time fav...love this combo very much!

Shama Nagarajan said...

nice blog dear..first time here..yummy recipes.......good ones

Vrinda said...

My fav disa,vada curry is new to me...

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

Best combo set dosa and vada curry!!! The curry looks very tempting, the dosas are soft and irresistable!!!

gtyuk said...

I haven't tasted vada curry either, but this combination looks damn good!!! nice recipe!!

Renuka Bedre - Rao said...

I loved vadacurry recipe alot! combo looks perfect!

Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Set dosa and vada curry, lovely and yummy combo.

Rujuta said...

Hi...Nithu

What a combo......
Thanks for sharing recipe and the pics are really tempting

Kalai said...

Hi Nithu,
Lovely post..and nice combo. Never tried vada curry before. Will try it soon.
You have a lovely space here with wonderful recipes. Will come back again to visit.

Oraphan said...

Wow! That looks amazingly delicious! I'm so impressed with your cooking skill!

San!!! said...

Set dosa is making me hungry n it's delectable.

Mythreyi Dilip said...

Both set dosa and vada curry looks delicious, very nice combo da....

chef and her kitchen said...

even I love set dosa...vada curry looks really yummy...need to give a try soon

Suma said...

Hi Nithu! Have eaten vada curry at Andhra restaurants, tastes great...thanks for sharing the recipe. Will come back for more!!

TAZAIKA said...

Dosa with Vada curry !!d.e.l.i.c.i.o.u.s.

Anonymous said...

HI
Any options if we dont have par boiled and raw rice ..Can we use regular rice ...and thnx for this dosa recipes with the wada curry .. m making this wada curry now for dinner but with regular dosa ...but will look forward for the options of raw rice n par boiled..
thanks alott