Ingredients

• 15 - channa dal vada
• 2 - onions
• 4 - green chillies
• 2 tsp - thick tamarind paste
• 1 tbsp - jaggery powder
• 1/2 tsp - coriander
• 1/4 tsp - fenugreek seeds
• Tomato puree from 1 tomato
• 1/2 tsp - mustard seeds
• 1 tsp - red chilli powder
• 1 tsp - coriander powder
• 1 tbsp - oil
• 2 pinches - turmeric
• 15 - curry leaves
• 1 tbsp - coriander leaves
• A pinch - turmeric
• Salt as required
• A pinch - asafoetida

How to Make Sweet and Sour Vada Pulusu

• Heat oil, add mustard seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves and fry till the seeds splutter.
• Add fenugreek seeds, onion, green chillies and fry till the onions and fenugreek seeds become light brown.
• Add tomato puree, coriander powder, turmeric, red chilli powder and salt, mix well and cook for 2 - 3min.
• Add tamarind paste along with 1 cup of boiling water, and let it boil for 2-3 minutes.
• Now drop vada into gravy (pulusu), simmer for 3 mins so that the gravy becomes a bit thick.
• Add jaggery powder now, stir well and keep it for 1 minute.
• Sprinkle coriander leaves and remove from fire.
• The gravy is made thicker by adding a tsp of rice powder mixed with little amount of water before removing from fire.