Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Kumbakonam Kadappa ( Potatoes cooked in spicy lentil gravy)

It's time for us to Blog Hop again, this time my pair is Jayasri of Samayal Arai.  If you have look at my recipe index you can notice that there is only very limited recipes in vegetarian gravy, that's because I don't cook much vegetarian gravy. 
So now I'm in a mission to learn some new veg gravies, I quickly had a glance at Jayasri's gravy section. A lot got my attention but for now I made only one, it's Kumbakonam kadapa.   The name sounds interesting isn'it,  actually the name of recipe attracted me towards it and it's with potatoes, dhal and spices.  A wholesome and rich gravy.  A perfect accompaniment with chapathi's.  Now I have many recipes bookmarked  from Jayasri's blog, thanks to Blog Hop Wednesdays.  Do check Jayasri's blog for her yummy delights.


Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 20-30 minutes
Serves 4 to 5

Ingredients:
Potatoes- 4 to 5 ( medium sized chopped )
Moong dhal- 75 g
Onion- 1 finely chopped
Garlic pods- 3 to 4 chopped
Green Chilly- 2 sliced
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice- 1 tbsp
Curry leaves - a few spring
Coriander leaves- a few stalk
Oil- 1/2 tbsp
Salt to taste

To Grind:
Grated fresh coconut-2 tbsp
Green chillies- 2
Garlic pods- 2
Roasted split gram dhal- 1/2 tbsp
Cinnamon stick- 1/2 inch
Coriander seeds- 3 tsp

Tempering:
Oil- 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds- 2 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp

Method:
Grind all the ingredients to be ground.  Heat the oil in a kadai or pan, add the curry leaves and garlic.  When the garlic turns light brown, add the onion and saute well.  Once the onion turns transparent add the chopped potatoes, turmeric powder and mix it well.  Cover the pan and cook till the potatoes get cooked.
Meanwhile pressure cook the moong dhal for 3 to 4 whistles.  After the potatoes get cooked, add the cooked moong dhal, ground paste and salt.  Allow it to boil for about 10 minutes until the ground paste get incorporated with the gravy well. Finally add the lemon juice on top of  the gravy.
Heat oil in a separate pan, add the mustard seeds when it starts spluttering, add the cumin seeds.  Pour the tempering on top of the gravy.  Serve the gravy with chapathi or dosa.

This post is linked with Blog Hop Wednesdays.  
Also sending this to  Life is Green and Flavours of South India

 


40 comments:

Archana said...

Bookmarked! This is something that not only has an interesting name but also something that can be made out of my pantry stock.

Thanks

Hari Chandana P said...

Lovely recipe.. looks absolutely delicious.. nice color dear.. thanks for sharing :)
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That Girl said...

It always takes me a second to convert your use of gravy! Here it pretty much refers to a sauce!

Sanctified Spaces said...

Cool gravy recipe.

Harini said...

hey this sounds wonderful..I have cooked dal with potatoes but dal and potatoes in a gravy curry is amazing!

Gloria Baker said...

look yummm! gloria

Unknown said...

This is my fav with idlis and dosas..yumm combo

Torviewtoronto said...

delicious looking aromatic dish yummy combination. thank you for the Eid wishes. Eid mubarak to you and family

Priyanka said...

Wow thats a lovely recipe...would definitely try it :)

Totally stunning pics

KrithisKitchen said...

It is in the recipe book hand written by my MIL for my husband... I havent tried it though... looks so good...
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Unknown said...

I absolutely bookmarked it. Very interesting and intriguing recipe :)

Priya Suresh said...

I can have two more idlis with this marvellous kadappa,delicious..

Inspired by eRecipeCards said...

Not sure if I ever have cooked vegetarian gravy (maybe a milk gravy, but nothing else). You did it proud!

Sobha Shyam said...

this dish is new to me, but looks really delicious, bookmarked it..

Julie said...

Very new recipe to me..looks yummy..
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Kim said...

oooo i like how this curry is paired with potatoes! YUM!

Pavithra Elangovan said...

THis is one of my fav one for idli and dosas..way too tempting !

cookingvarieties said...

hi ayeesha, eid mubarak to you and family. hope you are really enjoying yourselves, meeting up with friends and family.
i think i like this recipe, because i enjoy eating potatoes in spicy gravy.

Unknown said...

love this recipe...never heard of this...and love the presentation and clicks are awesome...

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Nitha said...

looks delicious..

Neha said...

Potatoes looks so nice and creamy...Nice presentation...

Indu said...

The name does sound interesting...I am on an 8 day vegetarian fast, I might try this one out....

Jaleela Kamal said...

nice kadapa

Unknown said...

Lovely creamy potato gravy..

Rachana said...

Thats a lovely dish. So healthy and delicious.

Love and other Spices said...

Potatoes,lentils and coconut,all in one dish.Sounds great and definitely trying it out...

Mira said...

ayeesha (am i right?), as i am a vegetarian i could not drop-in to enjoy the non-veg recipes. thanks for the veggie start. the name and ingridients sounds new. presentation is making my mouth water :-)

Shilpa said...

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Vidhya said...

The name got me curious.Sounds like a good veggie dish.

CinnamonNChillies said...

Loooks totally yum!!! All in one side dish!!

schmetterlingwords said...

This is indeed an attractive gravy. Would try it sometime sure as a gravy for chapathis. Very well presented!!

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zareena.b said...

Amazing preparation. But never heard about this before. Looks very very delicious and creamy. Eid Mubarak dear.

Kalyani said...

gravy looks delicious and very wonderful clicks !!!!!! happy to follow u .........

Shanavi said...

This is one of my district favourites and u made it real good..

Food Glorious Food! said...

Great vegetarian recipe! Yeah... bookmarking.... Thanks dear and have a great weekend!

Roxana GreenGirl said...

such a delicious vegetarian gravy recipe! love the color

kankana said...

Moong daal is itself so comforting and when you add potato it just adds to that! Love the color and gorgeous photo.

What's Baking?? said...

I'm sure it tastes as good as it looks.

Richa said...

lovely clicks and the name does sound intriguing.. i think i am going to love this potato preparation!

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veena said...

Ayeesha both the name and the recipe are very interesting!!!!!!!!!lovely pics as usual

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