Kumbakonam Kadappa | Kadappa recipe

Kumbakonam kadappa recipe | Kadappa recipe, with full video and step by step pictorial instructions.

Kumbakonam kadappa| Kadappa , the name itself is quite new for many of us. It is a very simple gravy which pairs very well with Idli, dosa| poori | chapathi. I have heard about this a lot from my cousins but never tasted it at home. My mom’s side this a very popular gravy. Except for my mom, everyone at her home makes this gravy. Somehow I never had a chance to taste this too even I visited my mama’s house. But all my cousins are a very big fan of this Kumbakonam kadappa.

Recently my cousin in US, searched for Kadappa recipe in Jeyashri’s kitchen and he couldn’t find that. So he told me to post the recipe in Jeyashri’s kitchen. My perimma(mom’s elder sister) instructed me on how to make Kumbakonam Kadappa. When I tried it last week, I loved it very much. It went well with idli and we had it for dosa too for dinner too.

Check out my sodhi recipe which is similar to this recipe. Stay tuned for interesting recipes coming up.

Kumbakonam Kadappa

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Kumbakonam Kadappa

A popular South Indian recipe pairs well with Idli, dosa, poori and chapati

Course Breakfast, Dinner

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 45 minutes minutes

Servings 4 people

Author Jeyashri suresh

Ingredients

• 15 Small onion | shallots
• 3 tsp + 2 tsp Oil
• ¼ cup Yellow moong dal
• 1 Potato
• 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
• ½ tsp Mustard seeds
• Curry leaves few
• Salt as needed
• ½ cup Water
• 2 tbsp Coconut
• 2 tsp Pottukadalai | Roasted gram
• 8 Cashew nut
• 2-4 Green chili
• 1 tsp Fennel seeds| sombu
• 1 tsp Poppy seeds | khasa khasa

Instructions

• In a pan add 3 tsp oil and add the peeled shallots. Saute this till golden brown.
• Add this to a vessel and add ¼ cup moong dal and 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
• Add ½ cup water and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles along with a potato.
• Grind the coconut, fennel, cashew nuts, green chili, roasted gram dal(pottukadalai) into a fine paste. You can add little water while grinding. I didn’t have poppy seeds so didn’t add.
• Once the pressure cooker is released, peel the skin of the potato and roughly mash it.
• In a pan add 2 tsp oil and add the mustard seeds and curry leaves.
• Add the cooked moong onion mixture.
• Add the roughly mashed potato.
• Now add the ground paste along with ½ cup – ¾ cup of water.
• Mix well.
• Let this boil for 3-4 minutes.
• Serve this with Idli, dosa| poori | chapathi.

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Kumbakonam kadappa recipe | கும்பகோணம் கடப்பா | Thanjavur Kadappa

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Notes

1. Do not add tomato in kadappa
2.  You can add finely chopped carrots along with the moong dal and pressure cook.
3.  Adding whole spices or garlic will give a kurma taste to the Kumbakonam kadappa.

• In a pan add 3 tsp oil and add the peeled shallots. Saute this till golden brown.

• Add this to a vessel and add ¼ cup moong dal and 1/8 tsp turmeric powder.
• Add ½ cup water and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles along with a potato. 

• Grind the coconut, fennel, cashew nuts, green chili, roasted gram dal (pottukadalai) into a fine paste.
• You can add little water while grinding. I didn’t have poppy seeds so didn’t add. 

• Once the pressure cooker is released, peel the skin of the potato and roughly mash it.

• In a pan add 2 tsp oil and add the mustard seeds and curry leaves.
• Add the cooked moong onion mixture.
• Add the roughly mashed potato.
• Now add the ground paste along with ½ cup – ¾ cup of water.
• Mix well.

• Let this boil for 3-4 minutes.

• Serve this with Idli, dosa| poori | chapathi.

1. Do not add tomato in kadappa
2. You can add finely chopped carrots along with the moong dal and pressure cook.
3. Adding whole spices or garlic will give a kurma taste to the Kumbakonam kadappa.