Kadala Curry

Name: Kadala Curry
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 gms Black Channa/ Black chickpea; 1 cup Thinly sliced onions or shallots (Baby Onions); 2 Tomatoes puree; 1/4 tea spoon Turmeric powder; 1/2 tea spoon Red chilli powder; 1/2 tea spoon Very finely chopped ginger; as required Curry leaves; 3 Slitted green chillies; 3 table spoons Oil; 5 Cloves; 1 Green cardamom; 3 Small cinnamon Sticks; 1/2 Star ani seed; 1 pinch Nutmeg; 3 table spoons Fresh coconut; 1/2 tea spoon Fennel seeds/ Saunf / Sombu; 2 tea spoons Khus khus / kasa kasa /poppy seeds

Subhashni Venkatesh @cook_16039991

A popular, lip smacking side dish for Aappam and Puttu made of Black Chenna. The blend of fresh spices, coconut and green chillies make this very inviting.

Subhashni Venkatesh @cook_16039991

A popular, lip smacking side dish for Aappam and Puttu made of Black Chenna. The blend of fresh spices, coconut and green chillies make this very inviting.

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Ingredients

35 minutes

4 servings

200 gmsBlack Channa/ Black chickpea
1 cupThinly sliced onions or shallots (Baby Onions)
2Tomatoes puree
1/4 tea spoonTurmeric powder
1/2 tea spoonRed chilli powder
1/2 tea spoonVery finely chopped ginger
as requiredCurry leaves
3Slitted green chillies
3 table spoonsOil
For Masala Powder
5Cloves
1Green cardamom
3Small cinnamon Sticks
1/2Star ani seed
1 pinchNutmeg
3 table spoonsFresh coconut
For Masala Paste:
1/2 tea spoonFennel seeds/ Saunf / Sombu
2 tea spoonsKhus khus / kasa kasa /poppy seeds

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Steps

35 minutes

1

Wash and Soak Chana for 8 hours and pressure cook to soft with salt and water.
2

Dry roast all the items given for Masala Powder till nice aroma comes, coarsely powder them, keep aside.
3

Grind all the three items given for Masala paste adding some water and keep aside.
4

Heat a Pan with oil and fry the onions till they become light brown.
5

Now add the green chillies, few curry leaves, ginger and the powdered spices and sauté for a while.
6

Add the tomato puree, red chilli powder, salt, turmeric powder and allow them to boil till the oil separates.
Now add the coconut paste and stir well till the raw smell goes.
Put the boiled chana with water to the pan.
7

Check out for the salt and spiciness. If needed add more.
Pour some water and wait till the stuff thickens to gravy form.
Garnish with curry leaves.