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.
Kumbakonam Kadappa
Finally i baked the lemon drizzle cake(which i was talking about yesterday) and it was amazing..I took pictures too, will share it soon in my blog. And yesterday i was cooking like a pro, i made kadappa, lemon drizzle cake, vadai egg varuval, fish fry, i was cooking and clicking the whole day..
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
Kadappa is a speciality recipe from kumbakonam, it taste so mild and great with soft idlies. I wanted to make this gravy for a long time, finally i made it today and it tasted so good. Everyone loved it lot.
How to Make Kumbakonam Kadappa
- 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.
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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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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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Kumbakonam Kadappa Recipe Step by Step
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| First grind the masala..Take coconut in a blender |
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| Add fennel, chilli and cashew |
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| grind to a smooth paste |
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| I already cooked moongdal and potatoes |
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| Mash potatoes roughly |
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| Now lets cook, heat oil in a pan |
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| Add in cinnamon, cumin and cloves |
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| Add in onions, chillies and curry leaves |
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| Saute for a min |
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| Add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min |
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| Pour in some water |
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| Mix well |
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| Add in salt and bring it to a boil |
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| Add in cooked mashed dal |
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| Add in mashed potatoes |
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| Simmer for a while |
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| Add in coconut masala |
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| Mix well and simmer |
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| Simmer it |
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| Meanwhile i started steaming idlies |
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| Now the kadappa is done |
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| Add in coriander leaves |
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| Serve |
Anonymous
My home home town special 🙂 super
kalai selvi
Niceee recepi wid nice pics....
Anonymous
Nice recipe, can I add tomatoes in this?
Ifzzi
Tried it..so tasty..thnk U