Applam koottu

This is one among my fav basically a recipe from chennai! passed from my grandma to my amma and now from her to me! I love this one with rice and tastes best with potato fry! And its very simple to do.

Appalapoo koottu

All you need is:

1. Appalam/ papads - 10 to 15 in numbers 

2. Bengal gram/channa dhal - 1/2 cup

3. mustard seeds- 1 tsp

4. turmeric powder - 1/4th tsp

5. chilli powder - 1 tsp

6. Salt - to taste

7. oil - 2tsp

8. Onion - 1/2 - finely chopped

Do it this way:

• Fry the papads and keep it aside (either go for deep fry or keep it in oven for 2 mins batchwise)

                                                   

• Soak channa dhal for 15 mins and add turmeric powder, chilly powder,salt to it.
• Pressure cook the above channa dhal with 2 cups of water until it gets cooked (up to 3 to 4 whistles).
• Keep the cooker aside and let the steam be released in the mean time.  

                                                                                            

• In a wok heat 2 tsp of oil and temper the mustard seeds and onion.

                                         

• Transfer the contents of the pressure cooker to the wok and mix well.
• Now add the fried papads and serve hot with rice!

                                     

 This will taste good with potato fry and i bet the kids in your house will like it!

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