Learn how to make tasty Konkan style Kombadi Vade recipe from our chef Archana on Ruchkar Mejwani. Kombadi Vade (Chicken & Puri) is a type of Chicken Curry which is popular all over Maharashtra.
Ingredients:
For Chicken Curry:
500 gms Chicken 1 Cup Coconut Milk 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder 1 tbsp Mix Masala 2 tbsp Oil 1 inch Cinnamon 4 Cloves 10-12 Black Pepper 1 tbsp Coriander Seeds 1 tbsp Poppy Seeds 2 Onions, chopped 1/2 Cup Grated Coconut 2 tbsp Oil Water
For Vade:
4 tbsp Urad Dal 1 tbsp Cumin Seeds 10-12 Fenugreek Seeds 2 Cup Rice Flour 1 Cup Gram Flour 1 Cup Wheat Flour 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder 2 tbsp Oil Salt taste Water Oil for frying
Method:
To Make Chicken Curry - Marinate the chicken pieces with ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, mix masala & salt. Keep it aside for sometime. - In a pan heat some oil. Add cinnamon, cloves, clack pepper, coriander seeds, poppy seeds, onions & grated coconut. - Saute everything for sometime. - Transfer it into a mixer grinder. Add little water and grind everything to a smooth paste. The masala paste is ready. - To make the gravy in a pan heat some oil. Add the masala paste & marinated chicken. Add water & let everything cook for 15-20 mins on a medium flame. - Add coconut milk & let everything simmer. - Chicken is ready.
To Make Vade - Soak the urad dal, cumin seeds & fenugreek seeds overnight in water. Next day grind everything to a smooth paste. - In a large bowl add rice flour, gram flour, wheat flour, turmeric powder, the paste,oil & salt. Mix everything. - Add little water and make a soft dough. - Make small size balls of the dough. - Flatten the balls on plastic sheet. - Deep fry the vada in hot oil till golden brown spots appear. - Enjoy the delicious Kombadi Vada.