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    Home » Recipes » Kootu Recipes

    Appala kootu recipe | Dal with papad

    February 21, 2013 by Raks Anand 37 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Appala kootu is a delicious accompaniment for South Indian lunch, perfect to go with tangy gravies or kuzhambu varieties.

    appala kootu

    Sometimes, even though we don't have any vegetables in stock, we have to cook.

    I make vengaya sambar, mocha kottai tamarind gravy or mor kuzhambu with vadai or paruppu urundai kulambu. But for side dish? 

    What will you make for side dish if you have no vegetables?

    Appala kootu will be a great idea as side. I did the same last week. I had no veggies in my fridge and made Sukku kulambu and appala kootu for our lunch.

    Every 10 days once, I will feel like emptying the veggies completely in fridge and then buy the next batch.

    So this menu was perfect last week. Appala kootu is quite new to me until I heard it from Aj's classmate mom Raji, have heard appala kulambu, but this was new to me.

    This can be perfect for spicy gravy varieties. We loved it, as it had a different texture and flavour! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe Raji 🙂

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    Appala kootu recipe, appalam kootu

    Appala kootu is a delicious accompaniment for South Indian lunch, perfect to go with tangy gravies or kuzhambu varieties.
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Soaking time 1 hour
    Servings 2 people
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup Chana Dal
    • 10 appalam plain ulundhu appalam (urad dal papad)
    • 1 teaspoon Sambar powder
    • ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric
    • Salt - As needed
    • 2 tablespoon Coconut grated

    To Temper

    • 2 teaspoon Oil
    • ½ teaspoon Mustard
    • 1 teaspoon Urad dal
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves
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    Instructions

    • Soak Chana dal (kadala paruppu) for an hour (to ensure easy cooking).
    • After that, pressure cook it along with sambar powder, turmeric and 1 cup water, for 3 whistles in medium flame.
    • Meanwhile break each appalam into 4 as shown in picture and deep fry it and set aside.
    • Once the dal is cooked, add the fried appalams to it, add a little bit of salt (remeber appalam has salt in it) and bring to boil.
    • Add water if needed. The appalams should get soft, so stir in between to make sure all the appalams get dipped in water. Say for 2-3 minutes.
    • Lastly add the grated coconut and boil for 2 minutes in medium flame.
    • Make sure its not burnt in the bottom. Adjust water if its too thick.
    • Temper the items given under ‘To temper’ table and mix well.

    Notes

    • Dal should get cooked well, otherwise the kootu may not taste good. So make sure you soak the dal before cooking.
    • Even over cooking the dal may kill the texture of the kootu. The dal should not get mashed. But it should be cooked until soft too.
    • You can use ‘appala poo’ the small oblong ones we get too for this kootu recipe. No need to break the appalams if we use that.
    • If you have the ‘vadagam’ that is meant for thaalipu, you can use it for tempering instead of mustard urad dal.
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    Stepwise photos

    1. Soak chana dal (kadalai paruppu) for an hour firstly (to ensure easy cooking)

    Pressure cook it along with sambar powder, turmeric and 1 cup water, for 3 whistles.

    1-appalam

    2. Meanwhile break each appalam into 4 as shown in picture and deep fry it and set aside.

    2-appalam

    3. Once the dal is cooked, add the fried appalams to it, add a little bit of salt (remember appalam has salt in it) and bring to boil.

    Add water if needed. The appalam should get soft, so stir in between to make sure all the appalams get dipped in water. Say for 2-3 minutes.

    3-appalam

    4. Lastly add the grated coconut and boil for 2 minutes in medium flame. Make sure its not burnt in the bottom.

    Adjust water if its too thick. Temper the items given under ‘To temper’ table and mix well.

    appalm kootu

    Serve as a side for any spicy and tangy kuzhambu. We had with Sukku kuzhambu😀

    appalam kootu
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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Sudha Sabarish

      February 21, 2013 at 3:40 am

      Looks so yummy.Even im also having similar kind of recipe lying in my draft.

      Reply
    2. Spice up the Curry

      February 21, 2013 at 3:46 am

      Looks delicious. Picture for 2nd and 3rd step are swapped.

      Reply
    3. prathibha Garre

      February 21, 2013 at 3:46 am

      Nice side dish..looks perfect with rice..

      Reply
    4. Jeyashrisuresh

      February 21, 2013 at 3:56 am

      Very interesting recipe and quite a simple one too. Pretty clicks

      Reply
    5. Banupriya Mohankumar

      February 21, 2013 at 4:04 am

      Searching for long time...Thank you

      Reply
      • Murugeshwari

        December 13, 2021 at 10:47 pm

        My mom add potatoes on this its gives super taste,thank you for this recipe❤️

        Reply
        • Raks Anand

          December 15, 2021 at 2:25 pm

          Oh nice, thank you for your comments 🙂

          Reply
    6. RAKS KITCHEN

      February 21, 2013 at 4:10 am

      Thanks, changed now! 🙂

      Reply
    7. SV

      February 21, 2013 at 4:19 am

      Hello! can this also be made with raw appalam (without frying)? Like what we make for appala kuzhambu...Thanks! I am falling in love with your site. I made something from your site today. I will comment on that recipe 😀

      Reply
    8. Sangeetha Nambi

      February 21, 2013 at 4:32 am

      Looks delicious... Love this all time...
      http://recipe-excavator.blogspot.com

      Reply
    9. notyet100

      February 21, 2013 at 4:48 am

      This recipe is new for me,,,:) looks delicious,...

      Reply
    10. Sathya Sankar

      February 21, 2013 at 4:53 am

      Delicious and interesting recipe, made your karakuzhambu recipe and it was a super hit at home 🙂

      Reply
    11. Mahi

      February 21, 2013 at 4:58 am

      I have done appala puli kuzhambu..this one is new to me! Looks good Raji!

      Reply
    12. Prathima Rao

      February 21, 2013 at 5:11 am

      Simple & so interesting & yummy!!!
      Prathima Rao
      Prats Corner

      Reply
    13. Shama Nagarajan

      February 21, 2013 at 5:14 am

      new to me...lovely

      Reply
    14. Sowmya D.S.L

      February 21, 2013 at 5:48 am

      interesting one!! will try 🙂

      Reply
    15. Nandita SS

      February 21, 2013 at 6:52 am

      This recipe is new to me Raji!! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂

      Reply
    16. Kaveri Venkatesh

      February 21, 2013 at 8:16 am

      Appla kootu very new recipe...Had Appla kuzhambu also very recently and loved it..should try this one

      Reply
    17. Nagalakshmi V

      February 21, 2013 at 8:25 am

      we make thoran with appalam. it's a great fall-back for no-veg days like you mentioned. this is a great variation.

      Reply
    18. Rama

      February 21, 2013 at 9:06 am

      Delicious and simple kootu

      Reply
    19. Leena

      February 21, 2013 at 9:28 am

      New to me..looks very delicious...

      Reply
    20. APARNARAJESHKUMAR

      February 21, 2013 at 10:50 am

      i generally do the kuzhambu varieties 🙂 kootu is new to me !

      Reply
    21. Hamaree Rasoi

      February 21, 2013 at 12:42 pm

      Learnt something new today..Very interesting...Looks new variation of having dal

      Reply
    22. M D

      February 21, 2013 at 1:11 pm

      I am in love with your Appala Koota. Stunning clicks as usual!

      Reply
    23. Veena Theagarajan

      February 21, 2013 at 2:18 pm

      I agree with u .. veg or no veg we will find a way to cook 🙂 looks great

      Reply
    24. Kadhyaa

      February 21, 2013 at 2:27 pm

      very innovative and never tasted it too 🙂 nice clicks

      Reply
    25. divya

      February 21, 2013 at 3:19 pm

      Very beautiful and yummy...

      Reply
    26. Laavanya

      February 21, 2013 at 5:21 pm

      Can't say I've tasted this before but I can imagine how delicious this must be.... hope to give it a try sometime.
      The combination of this with the sukku kuzhambu sounds fabulous.

      Reply
    27. Krithika

      February 21, 2013 at 8:45 pm

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      Reply
    28. Krithika

      February 21, 2013 at 8:48 pm

      Perfect! this is my paati's favourite... Was randomly looking at your poondu kozhumbu post yesterday and thought appala kootu would be a good side dish for that... was surprised to see this post from you yesterday... made it yesterday and it turned out to be awesome 🙂

      Reply
    29. sindhu chandran

      February 21, 2013 at 11:13 pm

      I have never heard of such a kuzhambu with appalam.. sounds so different !! Need to really try this..Wonder how this tastes... but pics are so tempting !!!

      Sindhu

      Reply
    30. Saraswathi Iyer

      February 22, 2013 at 4:52 pm

      Looks inviting and delicious. Super Clicks!

      Reply
    31. Aruna Manikandan

      February 23, 2013 at 7:49 am

      sounds simple and delicious 🙂

      Reply
    32. pepper bowl

      February 25, 2013 at 4:13 am

      unga Innovations-ku ore alave Illa!!! great job!! looks fabulous!!

      Reply
    33. Radhika

      March 12, 2013 at 7:32 am

      My mom makes a different version of this by adding, boiled potatoes, onion, tomatoes and garlic. You should try them. It gives some nice flavor and richness to the kootu with potatoes in it.. Otherwise, its the same method we follow too. I thought Appalam kootu was not known by many ppl and I always thought only my mom can make it 🙂

      Happy cooking

      Reply
    34. RAKS KITCHEN

      March 13, 2013 at 11:02 am

      Sure will try that version too, sounds really good 🙂 Thanks!

      Reply
    35. Srijaya Prabhu

      November 07, 2013 at 1:04 am

      luv ur site...great recipes.....keep going..

      Reply

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