Kadapa – Type I

Ingredients

Moong dhal – 1 cup

Shallots – 1 cup

Smashed boiled potatoes – 1 cup

Carrot (cut lengthwise), green peas – 1 cup

To Grind:

Coriander leaves – ½ cup

Ginger – small piece

Tomato – 2 Nos. (according to taste)

Coconut scrapings – 1 cup

Green chillies – 5 Nos.

Tempering

Mustard – 1 teaspoon

Salt – to taste

Oil – 1 tablespoon

Water – ½ cup

Method

a) Fine grind all the items mentioned for grinding with little water. The ground masala should have paste consistency.

b) Heat the oil in a pan, add mustard.

c) Once the mustard starts to split, add onions and fry until it starts to become transparent.

d) To the above mixture, add & fry the moong dhal for few minutes and then pressure cook with 1 cup of water adding the remaining vegetables. Leave it on flame until 1 whistle.

e) As the cooker cools down, add the ground masala, salt and curry leaves and stir on flame for few mins.

This can be served as a side dish for Idli, Dosa, chapatti, Aappam, Adai.