Jhaal vada with tomato achar

Ingredients:-
1 cup rice flour
1 tbsp atta
1 tsp ginger paste
1 onion - chopped finely
1 tsp chilly paste
salt and oil

Make the dough from the above ingredients and water. Roll in to small balls and deep fry in oil to make vadas.

For the achar :-
1 kg ripe tomatoes
100 ml vinegar
250 ml mustard oil
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp jeera seeds
1 tsp methi seeds
1 tsp salt
50 gms green chillies - chopped finely
50 gms garlic
50 gms ginger
Curry leaves

Grind the mustard, jeera and methi seeds and half of ginger & garlic to a paste with half vinegar. Add turmeric and green chillies. Chop the rest of ginger and garlic.
Wash and dry tomatoes. Heat oil. Add a handful of curry leaves, when they start spluttering add chopped ginger and garlic.
When ingredients turn red, add tomatoes and grounded paste. Add salt.
Cook on slow fire and add the rest of vinegar. Keep cooking till oil seperates.
Your delicious achar is ready.

Serve the hot Vadas with tomato achar.