Appala Kootu
- 12
- November
- 2008
Appala Kootu:
Pappad Ka Subzi. Appalam Kootu Curry. Alu-Pappad ka Subzi.
This is my Brother’s favorite dish. Whenever he visits India…Mommy will make these for him! During my recent visit to my homeland, I made it for a change! Hope he liked it!? The side dish goes well with traditional Tamil Nadu made Vatha Kuzhambu.
Ingredients:
Potatoes 2 large (boiled, peeled & cubed)
Chana dal 1 cup soaked in water
Pappad/Appalam 7-10 (fried in oil/toasted in microwave)
Salt
Turmeric 1/4 spoon
Chili powder 1/2 spoon
Green chilis 4 chopped
Ginger 2″ grated
Garlic 6 beads chopped
Onion 1 large finely chopped
Tomato 1 large chopped
Curry leaves few
Cilantro few
Mustard seeds 1/4 spoon
Cumin seeds 1/4 spoon
Asafoetida 1/4 spoon
Oil few spoons.
Method:
Cook chana dal in a pan…with little salt. And retain the dal alone. Do not over cook them. Set aside
Mash potatoes gently…..leave them little bit chunky here and there, set aside.
In a wide wok, heat oil. Add mustard, cumin, asafoetida, curry leaves. Wait till they pop up.
Add chilies, ginger, garlic and onions. Fry real good…till the raw odour leave the pan.
Now add tomatoes…wait till they wilt up.
Add salt, turmeric and chili powder. Now stir-in mashed potatos, cooked dal and cracked pappads. Mix well…cover and cook for few minutes.
Remove from heat and add cilantro leaves.
Enjoy as a side dish with Vatha kuzhambu…nice variation for sutta appalam!
Wow simple and delightful potato curry.
Thank you dear.
Delicious way to cook up alu with papad,tasty!
Appala kootu , unique and wonderful.Nice combo with vathak kulambu. Should try soon.
I have heard kuzhambu with appaplam,but I am hearing kootu with aplam for first time!
You know what?Vatha kuzhambu and sutta aplam is my favourite,I can eat daily also!
delicious n yummy dishes….
Yummy papad kootu..i love them like anything..one of my fav too..
nice sabzi Malar… I ve a lotsa aloo at home should not be a prob making this…
hi…hey sweetie u have an impresive collection of recipes…though im not familiar with the names of the recipes.,the ingredients n pics look very appealing
I make appala kootu without tomatoes and potatoes. your version looks so colorful and delicious, should definitely try this one…
Hello Malar. You have a nice cheerful and warm blog. Thanks for visiting. Hey …how about posting recipes for your 7 favourite dishes in your MEME?
Yasmeen, Thank you dear.
Viki…let me know, if you liked it. Generally this kootu tastes better with any karakuzhambu! Hope you’ll enjoy it!
Hai Raje…glad that you like pappad and vatha kuzhambu. This is kind of bit rare combo dear. My Grandma used to fix this kootu to go with vatha kuzhambu. You should try them!
Thank you Pavani, Priya, Ramya.
Anjum…welcome to my blog! I have tried to translate the recipe title in both English and Hindi..thought it should be a problem! Glad that you followed ingredients…liked them! Nice to know!
Nice to know that Gita….post ur version, lets us all try ur version too!
Welcome to my blog Dibs. Thank you for ur lovely words honey. Will republish them for you:)
Appalam kootu looks really nice… looks very traditional.
Thank you dear Anu.