Appala poo Kozhambu / Papad Curry

Bored of having sambar and rasam???… Here is something different for you, Appala poo kozhambu. When I got married my grandmother wrote all her recipes and gave it to me. When I wanted to try something different, this recipe came into my mind. I tried this and it’s now super hit. Everyone who have tasted this liked it a lot. It’s a simple dish and goes well with rice.

Preparation time: 25 minutes
No of Servings: 3-4
Spice level: 3 out of 5

Ingredients:

• Appalam Poo : 10  or Plain Appalam (Pappad): 7
• Onion : 1 chopped finely
• Tomato : 1 chopped
• Seasoning vadam/ Vengaya vadagam : 1 tsp (optional)
• Ginger garlic paste : 2 tsp
• Sambar powder : 2 tsp
• Salt : to taste
• Oil : 1 cup
• Coriander  leaves : 2 strings

Masala to Grind:

• Coconut-3 tbsp
• Split roasted gram (Dalia)-2 tbsp
• Fennel seeds-2 tsp

Method of Preparation:

1. Fry the papads and break it into 3 or 4 pieces and keep it aside.
2. Heat oil in a kadai and add the seasoning vadam.
3. Add the onions and fry them till they become translucent.
4. Add the ginger garlic paste and toss it for 2 minutes.
5. Now add the tomatoes followed by the salt and sambar powder and sautee for few minutes.
6. Pour some water and add the fried papads when it is about to boil.
7. In the meantime grind the masala to paste and add this paste to the mixture.
8. When it starts boiling remove the mixture from heat and garnish with the coriander leaves.

Note:

Add salt a little lesser than usual because the Papad contains some salt in it so after it is soaked it increases the salt.

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   Sadhana says:

   March 14, 2010 at 7:42 am

   Looks mouthwatering…will try it arthi…:-)

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   henckels breadknife says:

   March 15, 2010 at 5:34 am

   Not too sure how I found this blog but glad I did find it. Think I was looking for something else on google. Don’t know I agree 100% with what you say, but have bookmaked and will pop back to read to see if you add any more posts. Good blog

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   hasini says:

   March 20, 2010 at 3:47 pm

   I am a great fan of u . ur photos are excellent they r tempting me to prepare and eat. wow superb.

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   arthi says:

   April 24, 2010 at 8:20 pm

   Hi Sadhana, thank you for stopping by and giving nice comments. sure try it and let me know

   Hi, we keep posting regularly. sure you can look for new and different posts. Thanks for your appreciation !!

   Hi hasini, Thanks for your encouraging comments

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   Parita says:

   April 25, 2010 at 7:35 am

   My grandmother used to make this, i havent had this in years! Thanks for reminding me

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   uma says:

   April 25, 2010 at 7:21 pm

   an innovative recipe Arthi.
   I have a question… instead of frying papad, can papad roasted on stove top will taste good? have u tried it?

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   arthi says:

   April 26, 2010 at 11:41 am

   Hi Parita, my grandmom gave me this recipe grandmom’s recipes ll always be tasty and different

   Hi Uma, Thanks for stopping by and giving your comments. I ve tried microwaving the papads. It came out real good. Actually appalam poo ll be tastier than appalam bcos of appalam poo’s thickness.

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   Malar Gandhi says:

   May 13, 2010 at 3:49 pm

   Looks absolutely delicious…its like appala kootu, right, never tred them in curry form, very interesting.

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   arthi says:

   May 25, 2010 at 11:20 am

   Yeah its similar to the kootu but this will be very tasty with rice

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    shanthi says:

    June 18, 2010 at 12:19 am

    We do it the same but the preparation will be like vatha kozhambu

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