Kumbakonam Kadappa (Gravy)

Ingredients:

Yellow moong dhal - 3 table spoon (boiled)

Potato – 2 (boiled)

Turmeric powder – 1 spoon

Oil - as req

Salt - as per taste

Onion -1 big sliced

Tomato – 1

Curry leaves – few

To temper:

urud dhal – ½ spoon

mustard seeds – ½ spoon

Bay leaves – 1

Cardamom – 2

Star anise – 1

Cloves – 2

Kalpasi (black stone flower) – 1 or 2

Cinnamon - 2

To grind:

Fennel seeds- ½ spoon

Poppy seeds- 1 spoon (soak it in  water for 30 mins)

Grated coconut – 4 tbl spoons

Roasted gram dhal – 1 spoon

Green chilli – 3 to 5

Garlic - 2 num

Preparation:

v Boil moong dhal with 1 spoon of turmeric powder for 2 whistles.

v Boil potatoes and crumble it by using your hands.

v Grind fresh grated coconut, fennel seeds, green chillies, roasted gram dhal, soaked poppy seeds and garlic to fine thick paste.

v Heat a pan add oil, then temper with mustard, urud dhal.

v Then add bay leaf, star anise, Cinnamon, kalpasi, cardamom, cloves sauté it for 5 secs.

v Add onion and curry leaves cook it for 2 mins, then add tomato cook for 2 mins.

v Then add boiled moong dhal and boiled potato mix well boil it for few secs, then add grinded paste mix well and add salt cook for a min, then add required water (not too much) boil it well stir often .

v Serve with hot idly, dosa, poori, chapathi.