Urulai Kizhangu Appala Poo Kootu Recipe / Potato Dal with Papad Recipe

Appala Poo Kootu is a traditional tamil recipe which goes great with Spicy tangy curry.  It is tasty n delicious with Hot steamed rice with ghee.  Lets see the preparation.

Ingredients :

Potato - 1 big size (boiled)
Bengal gram dal - 1/2 cup (cooked)
Appalam / Papad - 12 (fried)
Onion - 1 small size (chopped)
Grated Coconut - 2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Sambar powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste

For seasoning :

Oil+ghee - 1 tsp+1 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Red chilly - 2
Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Method :

In a blender, add n crushed grated coconut, cumin seeds, onion without adding water. Keep it aside.

Heat a heavy bottomed pan with oil n ghee in a medium flame. Add n fry seasoning ingredients for a minute until mustard seeds stops spluttering.

To this add n stir turmeric powder, sambar powder for a few seconds in a lower flame.

Now add n saute crushed onion coconut mixture until raw flavor reduced.

Add n mix the cooked potato n bengal gram dal .... cook for a minute.

Add the fried appalam n blend it well. Don't crush the appalam.

Turn-off the flame.

Delicious Potato Dal with Papad is ready to serve.

Serve with any spicy tangy curry.

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