Vasusvegkitchen: 10/14/19

Monday 14 October 2019

Andhra kandi pachadi || Toor dal chutney || Paruppu thoghayal || togari bele chutney

Andhra kandi pachadi with step by step pics and tips, kandi pachadi(telugu) || toor dal chutney(english) || togari bele chutney(kannada) || arhar dal chutney (hindi) || parappu thoghayal(tamil) is a lentil based chutney which tastes nutty, spices , tasty, very aromatic and protein rich. It is very easy to prepare with easily available ingredients. This chutney is very popular in Andhra and in South India with different names and different taste. Today i am sharing the recipe which i regularly prepare. Best way to have this chutney is with hot steamed rice, dollop of ghee and with some fry yumms😋. Also check other regional chutney recipes Mango bisi uppinakayi, Nagaland - Pumpkin Oambal, pachi(green)tomato chutney, ChuukkaKura/ Khatti palak chutney, Guntur Dosakaya Pachadi, Brinjal chutney/ vankaya pachadi, Coriander Tomato chutney/ kothamira tomato pachadi,

These chutney recipe is passed by our elders, who use to cook tasty food in any situations using minimum ingredients available at home. I can say these chutney's are life saving when you do not have any veggies to cook. I am sharing this recipe for this week #217KhaaliFridge theme in FoodieMondayBloghop fb group where i am part of it. This week theme was suggested by Renu who blogs at "cookwithrenu". She suggested to prepare any recipe using rice, lentils, badi's, papads without using any veggies. That is budget friendly recipes, when we are out of veggies at home. Its very interesting right, Renu is very talented chef, you can find many interesting recipes like her blueberry banana smoothie, 5 min greek yogurt dill dip which i bookmarked to try it. Do check her space, you will love it.

Kandi Pachadi / Toor dal Chutney

Preparation Time : 5 minutes
Cook Time : 15 minutes
Serves : 4
Category : chutney
Recipe Cuisine: Andhra
Main ingredients : Kandi pappu / Toor dal
Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

for grinding

Toor dal/ kandi pappu / arhar dal - 1 small glass
urad dal - 1 tsp
cumin seeds / jeera - 1 tsp
red chillies - 6
tamarind - small lemon size
salt as per taste

for tempering

ghee / oil - 2 tsp
mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
curry leaves - 1 sprig
red chillies - 2
hing - 1 pinch

Instructions

1) Take a wide pan add 1 glass toor dal dry fry it on medium flames till it changes color and take it into plate let it cool and wash it once in water.

2) now fry urad dal in same pan when it starts changing color add cumin seeds fry it and take it into plate.

3) Now add red chillies and tamarind fry it for a second and take it into plate, let the above fried ingredients cool.

4) Now firstly grind above fried ingredients other than toor dal to coarse powder.

5) now add fried and washed toor dal to the above and grind for a minute then add salt and water. Grind it coarsely smooth paste .

6) now heat ghee / oil in the same kadai then add mustard seeds when it starts crackling add curry leaves, red chilli and hing fry it once and switch off the flames.

7) now add grinded chutney into above tempering and mix everything well.

That's it tasty, aromatic and healthy kandi pachadi is ready to serve. I prepared a simple menu miriyalla charu , pepper sev, bhindi fry , ghee and Oats & nuts ladoo.