Instant roasted gram fennel seeds kurma for idly | Pottukadalai sombu kurma

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, south india | Cooking Time: 8 to 10 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Type : Sambar, curry,kulambhu | Take with : Rice, idli, dosa

Ingredients

• Roasted gram [Pottukadalai, Chutney kadalai] – 2 tbsp
• Fennel seeds [sombu] – 1 tbsp
• Onion – 1 [sliced]
• Tomato – 1 [chopped]
• Garlic – 1 clove [mashed]
• Green chilli – 1 [slit]
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Coriander leaves – 2 springs [chopped]
• Red chilli powder – ½ tbsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Bengal gram – 1 tbsp
• Urad dal – 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Water as needed

Method

• Grind roasted gram & fennel seeds separately.
• Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds & let it splutter. Then add bengal gram & urad dal.
  Add onion & garlic sauté till soft.
• Add green chilli, curry leaves & tomato sauté till soft.
• Take freshly ground roasted gram in a bowl & add ¼ cup of water mix well without lumps.
• Add roasted gram mixture, salt, turmeric, & red chilli powder mix well. Then add fennel seeds powder mix well & let it boil.
• When boiling then cut off heat. Sprinkle coriander leaves & Serve hot with rice
  
  

Chutney kadalai & fennel seeds kurma