This Appalam Kootu recipe / papad dal curry is exemplary easy to make, Seriously a Flavor bomb. Crispily fried papad totally drenched in delicious lentil gravy makes this wonderfully delicious and whole lot of YUM!
. Appalam Kootu Recipe/Papad dal curry .
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Reason to love:
Flavour of this recipe is seriously a bomb. This recipe is definitely a treat for all papad lovers! Tell me who doesn’t love papad?
It’s perfect when you run out of vegetables and pantry friendly!
This can be served as a curry or just a side dish! Both the ways this recipe works perfectly.
What other lentils can be used for papad dal curry?
Split moong dal can also be used instead of or along with channa dal.
Can I add coconut milk for this recipe?
Yes, you can add thick 1/2cup of coconut milk for this recipe and add 1 tbs of fennel powder.
How do you serve appalam kootu?
This Appalam kootu can be served with garlic curry or any tamarind based gravy.
How to make Appalam Kootu/papad dal curry with step by step pictures:
Grind fennel seeds+coconut
Grind into a fine paste by adding 1/3 cup of water
Pressure cook the channa dal till nice and soft and keep aside.
Heat up a pan add in oil and fennel seeds.
Add in curry leaves.
Add in onions and saute until the onions are translucent
Add in tomatoes.
Add in salt.
Add in chilli powder and saute for 2 to 3 mins
Add in cooked channa dal.
Add in coconut paste.
Add in water and cook for 5 mins and switch off the stove.
DeepFry the pappad.
Add the pappad.
Mix everything well and keep in simmer for 2 mins.
Appalam kootu is ready to be served.
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Appalam Kootu/ Papad dal curry
This Appalam Kootu / papad dal curry is exemplary easy to make, Seriously a Flavor bomb. Crispy fried papad totally drenched in delicious lentil gravy makes this wonderfully delicious and whole lot of YUM!
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 22 minutes
- Yield: 3 1x
- Category: Veg- gravy
- Cuisine: Indian, south Indian
Ingredients
- 15 Pappad
- 2 tsp Oil
- 1 tsp Fennel seeds
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- 2 Onions
- 3 Tomatoes
- 1 cup Channa dal (pressure cooked)
- 2 tsp Chilli powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- TO GRIND:
- 5 pieces Coconut
- 1 tsp Fennel seeds
Instructions
Prep work:
- Grind the coconut+fennel seeds into a fine paste.
- Pressure cook the channa dal and keep aside.
To make Papad Dal Curry
- Heat up the oil in the pan, add fennel seeds and curry leaves.
- Add the onions and cook tip the onions turns translucent.
- Add the tomatoes and cook for 3 mins.
- Add in the chilli powder, turmeric powder and sauté until the raw smell disappears.
- Add in the grinded coconut paste, channa dal, water and cook for 5 mins then switch off the stove.
- Fry the pappad.
- Mix the pappad to the gravy and let it rest for 10 mins.
- Sprinkle some coriander leaves.
- Serve Hot with rice, Chapati, idly or dosa.
Notes
Can I add coconut milk for this recipe?
Yes, you can add thick 1/2cup of coconut milk for this recipe and add 1 tbs of fennel powder.
How do you serve appalam kootu?
This Appalam kootu can be served with garlic curry or any tamarind based gravy.
Update Notes: This post was originally posted in 2014, but was rewritten and republished with new photos and tips in March 2019
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Something very new to me 🙂 am going to try this out soon
Something very new to me 🙂 am going to try this out soon
Sure dear!!and pls let me know how it turned out!!Thank you for your comment.
It was surprising dish …………..never thought about it ……………gonna try it tomorrow with rice ……………
★★★★
Hi Manju, Thanks for stopping by!
I’m sure you gonna love it.
Happy Cooking.✌????
appallam oil LA fry pananuma
Hi!
Yes! fry the appalam/pappad in oil before you add to the gravy.