Kumbakonam Kadappa Recipe

Ingredients for Kumbakonam Kadappa

• Onion - 1 large sliced thinly
• Green Chillies - 2 slit
• Curry Leaves - a sprig
• Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi paruppu - ½ cup
• Potatoes - 2 large
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
• Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 small stick
• Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
• Cloves - 4
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Coriander leaves for garnishing

For Grinding:

• Coconut - ½ cup grated
• Green Chilli - 3
• Cashewsnuts - 6
• Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu - 2 tsp

How to Make Kumbakonam Kadappa

1. Cook dal and potatoes separately till it completely cooked. Mash dal well, Mash potatoes roughly. Set aside till use.
2. Take all grinding ingredients in a blender and make into a fine puree. Set aside till use.
3. Now heat oil in a pot. Add in cinnamon, cloves and cumin seeds. Crackle for 30 sec.
4. Add in onions, green chilli and curry leaves. Saute for couple of mins. Add in ginger garlic paste and mix well.
5. Add in water, salt and bring it to boil.
6. Once it reaches boil, add in cooked dal and potatoes and mix well. Simmer for 5 mins.
7. Add in ground masala and mix well. Bring it to boil. Simmer for 5 mins.
8. Add in coriander leaves and serve.

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Kumbakonam Kadappa Recipe

Kumbakonam Kadappa Recipe with step by step pictures. This is one of the popular dishes in Tanjore district in which onions and potatoes are cooked in coconut gravy. This goes very well with hot Idli and Dosa.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 137kcal

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 large Onion sliced thinly
• ▢ 2 slit Green Chillies
• ▢ Curry Leaves - a sprig
• ▢ ½ cup Yellow Moong Dal / Pasi paruppu
• ▢ 2 large Potatoes
• ▢ 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• ▢ 1 small stick Cinnamon / Pattai
• ▢ 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
• ▢ 4 Cloves
• ▢ 1 tbsp Oil
• ▢ Salt to taste
• ▢ Coriander leaves for garnishing
• ▢ For Grinding:
• ▢ ½ cup grated Coconut
• ▢ 3 Green Chilli
• ▢ 6 Cashewsnuts
• ▢ 2 tsp Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu

Instructions

• ▢
  Cook dal and potatoes separately till it completely cooked. Mash dal well, Mash potatoes roughly. Set aside till use.
• ▢
  Take all grinding ingredients in a blender and make into a fine puree. Set aside till use.
• ▢
  Now heat oil in a pot. Add in cinnamon, cloves and cumin seeds. Crackle for 30 sec.
• ▢
  Add in onions, green chilli and curry leaves. Saute for couple of mins. Add in ginger garlic paste and mix well.
• ▢
  Add in water, salt and bring it to boil.
• ▢
  Once it reaches boil, add in cooked dal and potatoes and mix well. Simmer for 5 mins.
• ▢
  Add in ground masala and mix well. Bring it to boil. Simmer for 5 mins.
• ▢
  Add in coriander leaves and serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 137kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 84mg | Potassium: 46mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 38IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg

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