KANDI PACHADI - ANDHRA

Typically eaten with rice during meal times and an absolute Andhra delight, is Kandi Pachadi. Rich in protein, its preparation involves dry red chillis,cumin, split urad dal, sauteed and ground with tamarind and finally tempered with the magic touch of aromatic curry leaves. Its all in the texture, which should be a coarsely ground thick pachadi and not a smooth paste. A dash of ghee with white rice and a slice of raw onion, this pachadi is to die for!

Ingredients

Tuar dal

: 1/2 cup

Red chillies

: 4

Cumin seeds

: 1/2 cup

Garlic

: 4 flakes

Salt

: To taste

Water

: 1/4 cup

Seasoning

Oil

: 1 tbsp

Mustard , jeera

: 1/4 tsp

Red chilli

: 1

Curry leaves

: 1 sprig

Hing

: 1 pinch

Method

• Roast tur dal in microwave for 3 minutes at 70% micro.Stir after every 30 seconds.cool.
• Grind along with salt,cumin,dry red chillies ,into a coarse paste.
• Heat oil in a microwaveable dish for 30 seconds.
• Add the ingridients for seasoning and heat in microwave for another 1 minute,or mustard seeds crackle.
• Pour over the chutney paste.
• Serve with hot rice,tomato rasam and ghee.