Bengal gram(chana dal)Coconut stir fry/Senagapappu-kobbari/Kadale bele-thenginakayi curry

Dal/pappu/bele is an important source of protein and is an essential part of our diet,which is required on a daily basis for our body for proper formation of cells.It is required for all the ages from toddlers to old people. It constitutes the vital part of a balanced diet. We prepare dal almost everyday, but we get bored of eating the same variety each day,we try it with different combinations of both vegetables and leafy vegetables. This combination of dal with coconut is far different from other combinations, in taste. The delicious taste of coconut really blends very well with dal and gives a special taste to dal. This goes very well with roti,chapathi and even plain rice. Surely try this out once, I am sure you also gonna like it.

Preparation time : 20-25 mins

Cooking time : 25-30 mins

Yield : 2

Ingredients :

Chana dal/senaga pappu/kadale bele : 1/2 cup

Grated fresh coconut/kobbari kaya/thenginakayi : 1/4 cup

Mustard seeds/avallu/sasive : 1 tbsp

Crushed garlic (along with peel) : 4-5

Slices of Green chilies/pachi mirchi/menasinakayi : 1/4 cup

Cumin seeds/jeera/jeerige : 1 tbsp

Red chilies/endu mirchi/onamenasinakayi pieces: 1/4 cup

Curry leaves/karivepaku/karivebina soppu : fist ful

Salt : as per taste

oil : 1/2 tbsp

Method of cooking :

1. Soak chana dal/senagapappu/kadale bele in required amount of water for 15-20 mins and pressure cook it till 2 vissils or the dal is cooked well (it should not get mashy).


2. Heat oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds/sasive/avallu, saute till they splutter, then add cumin seeds/ jeera/jeerige and red chili pieces ,curry leaves ,saute for 30 sec,then add green chili slices, crushed garlic and saute for 1 minute, then add salt,boiled chana dal, cook for 2 mins.


3. Then add grated fresh coconut,cook for 5-7 mins in low-medium flame. Dish out and serve along with rice or roti.

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Note: can add other vegetables like carrots,green peas,beans etc., along with coconut. They should be par/half boiled before adding. For extra spiciness, red chili powder can also be added in step-2 along with salt.