Sunday, September 26, 2010

Sanna polo/cabage Vada


A typical konkani dish loved by every one.

You Need To Have:

1/2 cup toor dal
1/2 cup rice
10 fried dry red chillies
tamarind about the size of a lime
1/2 cup grated coconut, fresh or frozen
1/2 cup onion chopped
1/2 cup cabbage chopped
salt to taste
Pinch Of hing

Method:



Soak toor dal and rice for about 2 to 3 hours. Drain the water and then grind it into a paste along with red chillies, tamarind, coconut ,salt and Hing. Do not add too much water while grinding.



To this mixture add onion and cabbage and mix well.. Take a small amount of the mixture and rool it on your hands and press it to get round shape.Deep fry for 2 minutes, turn around and fry on the other side.
Serve hot. This dish is usually served for lunch or dinner as a side dish with rice and curry.


Instead of the cabbage, you can add twice the amount of onion to make this Vada.