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Idli dosai kurma

Popular Tamilnadu street style kurma for Idli | dosai

Idli dosai kurma
Prep time
15 min
Cook time
25 min
Yield
5 servings
Difficulty
HARD

Ingredients

5
  • 1 potato boiled and mashed
  • 1 onion
  • 1/2 tomato
  • 3 tsp oil
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • Few curry leaves
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • Salt as needed
  • Coriander leaves to garnish
  • 1-1.5 cup water
  • 7 cashew nuts
  • 1 tbsp pottukadalai | roasted gram dal
  • 1 green chili
  • 1 tsp red chili powder
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • 1/2 tsp kalpaasi | stone flower
  • 1/2 to mato
  • 3 tbsp coconut

Instructions

  1. 1

    Let’s first grind the cashew nuts, pottukadalai, red chili powder, green chili, ½ tomato, coconut, fennel seeds and kalpaasi into a fine paste.

  2. 2

    Add water to grind this into a smooth paste. You can add 1-2 cloves of garlic while grinding.

  3. 3

    Keep this aside.

  4. 4

    In a pan add oil and add the mustard seeds and curry leaves.

  5. 5

    Once the mustard crackles add the onions and saute till translucent.

  6. 6

    Now add the finely chopped tomatoes to this and cook till it becomes mushy.

  7. 7

    Add the ground paste to this and add 1 cup of water.

  8. 8

    Now add the boiled mashed potato.

  9. 9

    Adding potato is optional, you can make it as a plain kurma too.

  10. 10

    Now add ½ - 1 cup of water. Kurma tends to thicken once it is cool, so add water accordingly.

  11. 11

    Add salt and mix well.

  12. 12

    Let this boil for 5 minutes.

  13. 13

    Switch off the flame and garnish with curry leaves.

  14. 14

    Idli dosai kurma is ready.

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