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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Soak the bengalgram in water for 1 hour. Drain the water and grind to a coarse paste. | 2. Mix in salt and the2tbsp chopped onions. | 3. Make small dumplings of this mixture and deep fry in hot oil till golden brown. Remove and keep aside to drain. | 4. To prepare the gravy - Make a smooth paste by grinding by grinding all the ingredients from aniseed till coconut by using very little water. | 5. Heat oil in a pan, add the cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf and aniseed. | 6. Fry till a nice aroma comes and then mix in the chopped onions and keep sautéing till it turns brown. Now add the chopped tomatoes. | 7. Keep stirring and once the tomatoes have become mushy and the oil floats on top, mix in red chili powder, turmeric and garam masala. Fry for a minute then add the paste fry little oil floats on top--it takes 4-5 minutes of frying. | 8. Now add 3 cups of water,keep on stove till the gravy starts to come to a boil. Now add the deep fried dumplings and the salt. Let it cook for some time till the dumplings soak up some of the gravy. | 9. Now is the time to adjust the salt and the consistency of the gravy. | 10. Serve this hot vadai curry garnished with chopped coriander and golden fried cashews with steaming hot idlis. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
bengal dal	2	cups		-	-	-	-
onion	2	tablespoons	chopped	128.0	29.888	3.52	0.32
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
onion	2	cups	chopped	128.0	29.888	3.52	0.32
tomato	1	cup	chopped	26.82	5.7961	1.3112	0.298
clove	2	cloves		-	-	-	-
cinnamon	1			-	-	-	-
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
anise seed	1	teaspoon		7.077000000000001	1.0504	0.3696	0.3339
red chili powder	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
turmeric	1/2	teaspoon		4.68	1.0071	0.1452	0.0488
garam masala	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
salt	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
garlic clove	3			-	-	-	-
onion	2	teaspoons	chopped	128.0	29.888	3.52	0.32
chutney	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
green chili	1			60.0	14.19	3.0	0.3
red chilies	2			-	-	-	-
coconut	1	tablespoon	grated	24.225	2.7545	0.1663	1.4869999999999999
coriander	2	tablespoons	chopped	0.46	0.0734	0.0426	0.0104
cashew	3	golden	fried	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.