Kumbakonam Kadappa

Serves - 3

The name of the dish itself was quite funny to me as I have never heard of it.This dish is quite simple and very tasty. One of the best side dish for dosa and idly. I personally recommend this side dish for soft dosa/ kal dosa.

Ingredients:

Moong dhal - 1/2 cup( cooked)

Potato- 2 medium size

Onion -1 large
Turmeric powder ( optional)- A pinch
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
Salt - To taste

To grind :

Coconut - 1/2 cup

Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp

Green chilli - 2 to 3

Galic -2 cloves

To temper:

Oil - 1 tsp

Cinnamon - 1 inch piece

Bay leaf -1

Curry leaves - few

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Method :

• Pressure cook moong dhal and potatoes.
• Grind the ingredients given under 'to grind'.
• Now in a pan add oil and temper with items mentioned under ' to temper '. 
• Then add onion, green chilli and cook till onion  turns transparent.Add water ( say 1/2 cup) and bring it to boil.
• Then add cooked moong dhal and mashed potatoes.Add water and salt as required. 
• When it comes to boil add the coconut paste and cook till raw smell goes and turn off the gas.
• Finally add lemon juice and garnish with Coriander leaves.
• Serve with dosa or idly.

Notes :

• You can avoid lemon juice and add one tomato.If so add after you add onion.
• I added a pinch of Turmeric powder as I felt the gravy was so white and pale in colour. But generally kadapp will be white in colour so it's up to you to add turmeric powder.