Pudachi Vadi | Vidharbha Special Sambar Vadi

Ingredients

For filling

1 bunch - Coriander leaves ( approx 3 Cups )

1/2 Cup + 2 Tbsp - Dry grated Coconut 

2 medium - Onions 

1 Tsp  - Ginger- green chili  paste

2 Tbsp -Oil

Salt as per taste

For Applying 

1Tbsp - Oil

1 Tbsp - Garam masala 

For Dough

1 Cup - Besan

1/4 Tsp - Turmeric  powder

1 Tsp - Red chili powder 

1 Tbsp - Oil

Salt to taste

Oil for frying 

Method:

For dough

• Take a bowl add 1 cup besan , turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt to taste, and 1 tbsp oil mix everything well , add water little at a time and make a dough .
• Make a poori like dough.

For filling

• Take a kadai or wok ,heat up the kadai , add 2 tbsp oil to it .
• Then add ginger- green chilli paste and finely chopped onions to it.
• Cooked the onions till it becomes soft and transparent in colour.
• Then add grated coconut to it and cook for another 3-5 min on low flame till the coconut slightly change its colour.
• After that add chopped coriander leaves and salt to taste to the above mixture and cook for another 5 mins.
•  Take out the mixture in bowl and let it cool down completely.

For applying

• Mix oil and garam masala  and keep it aside

For preparing sambar vadi

• Take a dough make small lemon size balls and keep it aside .
• Take one ball roll it out , 

• Apply the oil and garam masala mixture to the chapati .

• Fill the coriander mixture 

• Fold one side of the chapati, and apply oil and garam masala mix on the end of the  folded side.

• Now fold the other side and paste it by applying little pressure so that it wont open while frying.

• Now close both the ends tightly.

• Similarly make the rest of the pudachi vadi , and on other keep the oil in deep kadai for frying.
• Fry the vadi in medium hot oil on low- medium flame from both sides till it become golden brown in colour.
• And the sambar vadi or pudachi vadi is ready to serve.