kandi pachadi recipe -- how to make kandi pachadi (kandi pachadi andhra style)

Hi friends, Toady's recipe is Kandi pachadi recipe. A chutney made with toor dal. Kandi pachadi recipe is a traditional Andhra cuisine. Whenever we are short of vegetables and cannot get them immediately, kandi pachadi comes in handy. Of course now a days everything is available on a phone click within 15 minutes time, through different E commerce apps, but earlier it was not like that. I already made a post on how to make kandi pachadi but that was included with menthi majjiga. This post on kandi pachadi recipe andhra style is stand alone. Kandi pachadi can be served with hot piping rice and ghee. Kandi pappu pachadi tastes well with menthi majjiga too.
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kandi pachadi recipe -- how to make kandi pachadi (kandi pachadi andhra style)
Author: Sailaja Angara
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 10 mins
Servings: 6

Kandi pachadi recipe -- serve it with hot piping rice.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Cup Kandi Pappu/Toor Dal/Pigeon Pea
• 10 to 12 Red Chillies
• Salt to Taste
• 1/2 Tbsp Ghee
• 5 to 7 Garlic
• Small lemon size Tamarind
• 1/2 Tsp Cumin Seeds

Procedure:

1. Heat ghee in a kadai, add kandi pappu or toor dal.
2. Add red chillies also.
3. Fry it on a low flame till the dal turns into light brown.
4. Switch off the flame and add cumin seeds.
5. Allow this to cool completely.
6. Soak tamarind with very little water.
7. We should not more water to soak tamarind, just little to make the tamarind wet.
8. Add all the ingredients into a blender jar.
9. Add salt to taste and soaked tamarind too.
10. Grind it to make coarse powder.
11. Add little water and grind it again.
12. Repeatedly grind the chutney till we get the right consistency while adding water little by little.
13. The kandi pachadi should be in semi-coarse texture and stiff.
14. You can add seasoning like onions and curry leaves. Fry them in little oil and add them.
15. Serve Kandi Pachadi Recipe with hot piping rice and menthi majjiga.