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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Kumbakonam Special Kadappa( Moong dal Curry)


Ingredients
Moong dal (washed and drained)-1/2cup
Onion medium (chopped)-1
Tomato small (chopped)-1
Green chillies (slit)-2
Garlic cloves (sliced)-3
Carrot( diced)-1/2cup
Potato( diced)-1/2cup
Chilli powder-1tsp
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Salt to taste

Grind together
Coconut scrapings-1/4cup
Ginger root-1"

For tempering
Cinnamon stick-1”
Cloves-2
Cardamom-1

Method
Pressure cook moongdal with onion, tomato, green chillies, garlic, carrot, potato, chilli powder, turmeric and water. Heat oil in a pan when hot add cinnamon, cloves and cardamom, when the aroma leaves. Add the cooked moong dal mixture, ground coconut paste and season with salt. Allow the gravy to boil for 5 mins. Serve hot with idly and dosa.

7 comments:

Cilantro said...

Looks delicious! Just posted my version a week back.

Prema said...

Delicious kadapa,wonderful side dish for idly...

Hari Chandana P said...

Simple and delicious recipe.. looks amazing !!

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Indian Khana said...

One of fav and I love this dal ...yours looks yum

Priya Suresh said...

Just love kadappa with idlies, my fav..

GEETHA ACHAL said...

wow...Looks so easy and My MIL used to do this often for breakfast...

sure want to make it...Thanks for sharing...

Abhilash Pillai said...

this appears to be a simple recipe. I will try it.