Kadappa..

This is  a famous side dish  which  is served in Mayuram Kaliyakudi hotel   for  Idly, Dosa . A large  group of people   come to relish   this  alone .This  is  famous in Kumbakonam  also I heard that .In kumbakonam  too, the people will go on morning walk ??  to eat idly/dosa with kadappa .
 Ingredients:
 Potato - 2  ( cooked  , mashed)
Yellow moong dal (payatham paruppu) - 1/4 cup( cooked and mashed )
Onion - 2   finely chopped
 Green chillies- 3 (this  only  gives  spice)
Salt - to taste
Ginger- 1/2  inch
 Garlic- 3 pods( my  mil is  fond of  garlic , didnt use)
 Coconut - 1 cup( grated)
Cardamom - 1
 kasa kasa - 1 tsp
Fried gram ( pottukadalai) - 2 tsp
Saunf (sombu) - 1 tsp
Garnishing - curry leaves, fresh coriander leaves .

Method:
 First cook potato and  moong dal seperately and mash  them , keep aside.
In  the mixie put coconut , ginger, fried gram, garlic, sombu, green chillies, kasakasa , cardamom , grind nicely , smoothly  by adding little  water .
In a cooker/ kadai  take  3 tsp of cooking oil  add 1/2  tsp of  sombu ,when it started to crackle add the onion , fry till little translucent, then add the ground  mixer  and roast for 2 secs  , then add the mashed potato and  add the cooked and mashed  moongdal, add   2 cups of water mix  well  and allow to cook for 4 to 5  mins to  get  mix well.( The consistancy  should be  neither watery nor thick ).Now the tasty, flavourful kadappa is ready , Garnish with  fresh kothamalli , curry leaves .