GOJJU AMBADE

Gojju Ambade is an authentic Udupi snack recipe. Basically, it's vada dipped in a coconut based gravy called gojju. Here we are making urad dal vada for this recipe. The soaked vadas are really tasty....Try this recipe......Also you can make curd vada as well with this vada.

INGREDIENTS:

For vada:

Urad dal - 1/2 cup

Rice flour - 1 tsp

Baking soda - pinch

Salt to taste

Green chili - 2

Asafetida - 1/2 tsp

Ginger - 1 inch

For gravy:

Grated coconut - 1/2 cup

Red chili/ bydagi - 3

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Tamarind - lemon sized

Jaggery - 1 tsp

Asafetida - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Water - 3 to 4 cup

For seasoning:

Coconut oil - 1 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves

METHOD:

1. Wash and soak urad dal for 1 to 2 hours.

2. Grind the urad dal by adding little water until it becomes a smooth batter.

3. Transfer the ground batter into a bowl. Mix the batter for 5 to 7 mins continuously with hand or whisk.

4. Then add salt, finly chopped green chilli, ginger, asafetida, rice flour and baking soda. Mix well.

5. Heat a pan/ cheenachati with oil for deep frying.

6. When the oil gets hot, drop small balls of the ground batter into the oil and deep fry until it turns into golden brown in colour.

7. Transfer it to a tissue paper and keep it aside.

8. Now we can make the gravy/ gojju. In a mixer jar, add grated coconut, red chillies, salt, jaggery, mustard seeds and tamarind paste. Grind it to a smooth paste.

9. Transfer the ground paste into a vessel. Add water, turmeric powder and asafetida. Then allow it to boil.

10. In another pan, do the seasoning.

11. Transfer the seasoning to the gravy.

12. When the boiled gravy/gojju reaches the room temperature add the vadas into it.

13. Soak the vadas for atleast 2 hours.

14. Enjoy this yummy soaked vadas!!!!!