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Grandma's Appala Poo Kootu

Mar-06-2018
Jayanthy Asokan
10 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
3 People
Serves
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ABOUT Grandma's Appala Poo Kootu RECIPE

Simple and easy side dish recipe without any main vegetables. when veggies are not available in our pantry this recipe of my Grandma helps me a lot. Appala poo fried in oil and made into pieces. With a teaspoon of oil temper mustard seeds, urad dhal and cummin seeds and dried chillies and saute with onion, boiled bengal gram and shredded coconu. Finally garnish with coriander leaves . Grandma's Appala Poo kootu is ready to serve.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Medium
  • Everyday
  • Indian
  • Sauteeing
  • Side Dishes
  • Healthy

Ingredients Serving: 3

  1. Appala poo packet 1
  2. Oil for frying
  3. Bengal gram 1/2 cup
  4. Water 11/2 cup to pressure cook
  5. Oil 1/4 teaspoon
  6. Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
  7. Onion chopped 1
  8. Dried chillies 2
  9. Coconut shredded 1/4 cup
  10. Mustard seed 1 teaspoon
  11. Urad dhal 1/2 teaspoon
  12. Cummin seeds 1/4 teaspoon
  13. Salt to taste
  14. Oil 1 teaspoon for tempering
  15. Coriander leaves for garnishing

Instructions

  1. PRESSURE COOK 1/2 CUP OF BENGAL GRAM WITH 11/2 CUPS OF WATER.
  2. ADD 1/4 TEASPOON OF TURMERIC POWDER AND 1/4 TEASPOON OF OIL.
  3. PRESSURE COOK FOR 15 MINUTES AND WAIT TILL STEAM SETTLES DOWN.
  4. THIS IS CALLED APPALA POO. ONE TYPE OF PAPAD.
  5. HEAT OIL IN A WOK AND FRY LIKE PAPAD.
  6. THESE ARE FRIED APPALA POO.
  7. FOR MAKING APPALA POO KOOTU,CRUSH THEM TO PIECES.
  8. ON A MEDIUM FLAME HEAT 1TEASPOON OF OIL AND ADD MUSTARD SEEDS, URAD DHAL AND CUMMIN SEEDS.
  9. ADD CHOPPED ONION AND DRIED CHILLIES AND SAUTE WELL.
  10. ADD BOILED BENGAL GRAM AND FRY TILL THE MOISTURE CONTENT EVAPORATES.
  11. ADD SALT TO TASTE.
  12. ADD APPALA POO PIECES AND MIX WELL.
  13. ADD SHREDDED COCONUT AND MIX WELL.
  14. ADD CHOPPED CORIANDER LEAVES FOR GARNISHING.
  15. GRANDMA'S APPALA POO KOOTU IS READY TO SERVE.
  16. YUMMY, SLIGHTLY CRUNCHY APPALA POO KOOTU IS READY TO SERVE WITH SAMBHAR, RASAM OR CURD RICE.

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Hema Mallik
Mar-07-2018
Hema Mallik   Mar-07-2018

Nice one.

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