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Fried chana dal sambar (Pottu kadalai sambar)
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Ingredients:
- Fried chana dal(Pottu Kadalai) - 2 tbsp
- Onion - 1 medium (finely chopped)
- Tomato - 1 diced
- Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
- Salt - to taste
- Dry red chilli - 4
- Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
- Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Oil - 2 tsp
- Curry leaves - few
- Coriander leaves - to garnish
Recipe:
- Fry Dry red chilli, Coriander seeds in a pan and then grind it as a powder.
- Grind and make a powder of fried chana dal separately.
- Heat Oil in vessel. Add Mustard seeds and Curry leaves.
- Then add Onion, Tomato, Salt, Turmeric powder and fry well.
- Then add 1½ cups of water and allow to boil. Add ground chilli-coriander powder mix and allow to boil till smell of masala goes.
- Now add Fried chana dal powder and combine it well. Allow to boil and garnish with coriander leaves. Then remove from heat.
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on February 17th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
hi srivi.
i tried this recipe.it was good
on February 20th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Thanks for your comments and keep trying our recipes.
on March 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
it looks good and i will try ths recepie tmrw
on January 27th, 2011 at 1:40 am
This might be a silly question, but I am new to Indian cooking. Do you simply fry chenna dal in oil to create the Pottu Kadalai, or do you have to purchase it from the store/is it already fried when you buy it? Thank you!
on February 17th, 2011 at 9:57 pm
Lisa,
You can purchase pottu kadalai (fried chana dal) from the store.