Ingredients:
Potato – 3 nos
(cut into pieces)
Dal(Parippu) – 1 cup
Grated coconut – 2 cups
Small onions - 4 nos
Garlic pods – 4 nos
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Chilly powder – 1 ½ tsp
Coriander powder – 2 tsp
Garam masala powder – ½ tsp
Salt – As reqd
For seasoning:-
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Small onions – 3 nos (optional)
(finely chopped)
Curry leaves – A few
Dry red chillies(Kollamulaku) – 2 -3 nos
Coconut oil – 1 tbsp
Method:
1)Cook dal and potatoes along with sufficient water and salt in a pressure cooker.
2)Heat up a pan or a kadai.
3)Dry roast the grated coconut along with sliced small onions and garlic.
4)When done, reduce the flame to minimum and add coriander powder, chilly powder, turmeric powder and garam masala powder.
5)Roast for a few seconds stirring continuously and switch off the flame.
6)Allow this to cool.
7)Grind it to a fine paste in a mixer grinder.
8)Add the paste into the dal-potato mix and mix well.
9)Add sufficient water. Mix well and simmer it for a few mins.
:- Check the level of salt and adjust, if necessary.
10)When the desired consistency is required, remove from the flame.
11)Heat oil in a pan or a kadai.
12)Splutter mustard seeds and sauté dry red chillies and curry leaves.
13)Add the above seasoning into the gravy and mix well.
:- Serve warm with rotis or chappathis.