Vada Sambhar - ವಡೆ ಸಾಂಭಾರ್

Preparation time: 35-40 minutes

Serves: 2 people/10 vadas

Vada - ವಡೆ

You will need:

1. Urad dal/ಉದ್ದಿನ ಬೆಳೆ: 3/4 cup
2. Pepper seeds: 8-10 nos
3. Salt: according to taste
4. Green chillies: 2-3 - chopped
5. Cilantro: chopped
6. Cooking oil: 4-5 tbsp (for frying)

To cook:

• Soak the urad dal in water for at least 4-5 hours. Once soaked, grind it along with the pepper seeds and salt in a mixer/blender until you get a smooth paste. 
• Add 1-2 tbsp water if required. The batter should NOT be watery. 
• Once nicely ground, add chopped cilantro and green chillies to the batter. 
• Heat the cooking oil in a wok.
• Wet your palm and place some batter on it. Make hole in the middle and shape it like a donut.
• Drop this batter onto the heated oil and fry it until you get a nice golden brown colour.
• Serve hot with sambhar!

Vada Sambhar

Sambhar - ಸಾಂಭಾರ್ 

You will need:

1. Toor dal: 1 cup
2. Onions: 2 nos - roughly chopped
3. Curry leaves: 4-5 nos.
4. Mustard seeds: 1 tspn
5. Cooking Oil: 1 tbsp
6. Hing/Asafoetida: a pinch
7. Sambhar powder - 1 tbsp
8. Salt to taste
9. Water

To cook:

• Pressure cook the dal and keep it aside
• Heat the oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. Add hing once the seeds start spluttering.
• Add the curry leaves and chopped onions and saute until they turn translucent. 
• To this, add the cooked dal, water, salt and the sambhar powder. 
• Bring this to boil and serve it hot with idlis or vada!