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.

Also check other chutney recipes by just clicking the link below pic.

                                    Momos chutney

                   Mango bisi uppinakayi

              Nagaland - Pumpkin Oambal

                        Ugadi Pachadi

                Green chutney

                   Green tomato chutney

ChuukkaKura/ Khatti palak chutney

                      Guntur Dosakaya Pachadi

                 Brinjal chutney

           Kobbari perugu pachadi

Ridge gourd chutney

               Coriander Tomato chutney

                        Coconut Chutney

   Raw Mango Moong dal chutney

             Pudina coconut chutney

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Coconut Rice || thengai Sadam || kobbari annam || thengenakayi rice

Happy Dussehra to all friends and family,  hope you are all enjoying navaratri with lots of joy. Today's recipe is coconut rice / kobbari annam / Thengai sadam / thengenakayi anna. It is very tasty and easy to prepared prasadam recipe.  Coconut rice is one of the popular rice variety in South India mainly prepared during festivals like navaratri, ganesh pooja, varalakshmi vratam. We prepare different varieties of rice like lemon rice, tamarind rice / pulihogare , curd rice. Sundal  / guggillu  like senaga guggillu( black chickpeas sundal) , chickpeas, rajma, chana dal sundal and also different types of kosambari like moong dal kosambari etc. We do not need more skills in preparing this recipe. I just love to have this coconut rice as it is, if you want you can also prepare any curries like aloo curry etc. We use freshly grated or scrapped coconut to prepare this rice.

Taking this delicious and divine prasadam  coconut rice to #216th Foodie Monday Bloghop  fb group #VijayDashmiTreats theme.  Tomorrow is Dusheera so we are all preparing prasadam recipes from different regions.                                                                                                    

                                       Coconut Rice / Thengai sadam

Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cook Time : 10 minutes
Serves : 4
Category : Rice 
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Main ingredients : Freshly grated coconut
Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

Cooked rice - 1 1/2 cup
freshly grated coconut - 1 cup
ghee- 1 tsp
oil - 2 tsp
mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
cumin seeds - 1 tsp
urad dal - 1/2 tsp
chana dal - 1/2 tsp
cashew nuts - 10
green chillies -5
red chillies - 3
ginger - 2 inch
curry leaves -1 sprig
coriander leaves - 1 tsp
hing - 1 pinch

Instructions

1) wash rice twice in water , soak it for 10 minutes(depending on the rice you use) and cook it by adding 1 tsp of oil. Then spread cooked rice on plate to cool.

2) keep all the seasoning ingredients ready and grate / scrap fresh coconut, split green chillies, finely chop ginger.

3) Heat pan by adding ghee and oil, add mustard seeds when it starts crackling add urad and chana dal fry till it starts changing color.

4) Now add cumin seeds, cashew nuts fry it for a second then add ginger, green and red chillies, curry leaves, hing then fry it well.

5)  Now add freshly grated coconut, salt to the above and saute it for few minutes.

6) Now add cooked rice to the above, mix everything well  gently and switch off the flames and garnish it with coriander leaves.

Coconut rice / kobbari annam/ thengai sadam / thengenakayi anna is ready to serve. Serve it with papads, vada's, curries or with kuzhambu.

Tips

** You can also prepare this kobbari annam using basmati rice to make more rich and tasty.

** Use fresh coconut to make it more tasty.

** As coconut is sweet, add good quantity of green chillies if you like to have it spicy. 

** Adding ginger not only make this coconut rice tasty it is also healthy too.

Also check other related recipes by just clicking the link below pic.

                                       Senaga gugillu

                                          Kesari bath

           Bellam palathalikalu

                        Undrallu

                              Poha Badam Ladoo

   

                       Ragi Peanut ladoo            

                                      Atukula Payasam 

                     Homemade Ghee

                  Sweet Pongal

                                            Ellu Bella Mix

                       Pineapple Sheera

Moong dal Kheer

                           Sabudana Coconut Ladoo

                         Almond Mango Sandesh

Rava Ladoo

                      Puffed Rice/Maramarala LAdoo

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