MADURAI KARIVADAI

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Hi All,

MADURAI MUTTON VADAI / KARIVADAI! My father likes this karivadai so much .He use to say how my grandmother makes this yummy vadai using hand grind method.

My grandmother grind the meat in hand grinder for hours to make it into fine paste and then grind masala also in hand grinder , The traditional hand grind method tastes amazingly divine but now those traditional methods became very impossible.

I tasted this mutton vadai in Madurai Kumar Mess in Chennai , there I tasted few Madurai traditional dishes and I loved this Karivadai.Since then I was searching for perfect recipe and finally after a couple of trials I came out with this final awesome recipe.

COOKING TIME : 45 mins
SERVINGS : 5 members.

INGREDIENTS :

Minced Mutton – 500 gms.

Egg – 1 no.

Salt – as required.

Fennel seeds – 1 tsp.

Green chillies – 3 nos

Curry leaves – a sprig.

Coriander leaves - a handful.

Garlic – 4 pods.

Ginger – 1” piece – 1 no.

Coconut – 1/8 cup.

Pearl onions – 20 nos.

Roasted channa dal – 2 tsp.

Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp.

Cinnamon 1” piece – 2 nos.

Poppy seeds – 1/2 tsp.

Cloves – 3 nos.

Oil – for deep frying.

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METHOD :

1. Wash and clean mutton well with running water , squeeze out excess water completely.Chop onions , coriander leaves , curry leaves to very fine pieces.
   

   

   
   

   
2. In a pan dry roast cinnamon , cloves , poppy seeds , fennel seeds till golden brown ,remove from flame and let it cool down to room temperature.
   

   

   
   

   
3. Grind above roasted ingredients along with coconut , channa dal , green chillies , ginger , garlic to fine paste without adding water.
   

   

   
   

   
4. In a bowl add minced mutton ,egg , salt , chopped onions , curry leaves ,coriander leaves ,turmeric powder and mix well.
   

   

   
   

   
5. Make small balls out of the mixture ( as in picture).
   

   
6. Heat oil in a wide kadai and drop each balls gently , fry in medium heat till golden brown.
   

   
7. Remove from flame and serve hot.
   

   

   
   

   

FOR PALEO DIET :

1. Replace roasted channa dal with almond powder.
2. Also instead of deep frying , I shallow fry in panniyaram pan.Spread few drops of coconut oil in paniyaram pan , place each ball in each hole and fry in low flame.
   

   

   
   

   
3. After 3 mins , turn vadais to next side and fry in medium flame till golden brown.
   

   
4. Paniyaram pan method takes more time than deep frying , so it takes around 15 to 20 mins to fry the vadais.
5. Though this method does not give you more crispy vadais like deep fried ones , but still it tastes equally awesome.
   

   

   HAPPY COOKING!!