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KADALA CURRY RECIPE | KERALA KADALA CURRY | KERALA RECIPE | SIDE DISH FOR BREAKFAST

Kerala kadala curry is a very popular and traditional dish of Kerala. Kadala curry and puttu are made for each other. Kadala curry not only goes well with puttu and appam and also with dosa, idiyappam and chapathi. Kadala curry tastes very delicious and easy to make one pot recipe. Follow my step-by-step photo recipe to prepare kerala kadala curry. If you like this recipe, share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

RECIPE FOR KERALA KADALA CURRY

Course       : Side Dish - Gravy for Appam, Puttu, Chapathi

Cuisine      : Kerala - India

Author       : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time  : 15 min (excluding soaking time)

Cook Time : 30 min

Total Time  : 45 min

KADALA CURRY VIDEO RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup brown chick peas | kala channa | brown kondaikadalai

• 1 cup grated coconut

• 1 large tomato

• 3 tbsp oil - divided

• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds

• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds

• 2 red chillies

• 1 spring curry leaves

• 1/2 tsp hing | asafoetida

• 1 onion - finely chopped

• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste

• 2 green chillies

• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

• 1.5 tsp sambar powder 

• 1/2 tsp garam masala powder

• salt as needed

• 3.5 cup water

• coriander leaves for garnish

PROCEDURE

• soak brown chick pea | kala channa in water for overnight

• heat a tsp of oil in a frying pan

• add grated coconut

• saute coconut in medium flame until it turns light golden brown

• add roughly chopped tomatoes

• saute till it turns mushy

• allowed to cool completely

• transfer into mixer grinder

• grind to a smooth paste and keep it aside

• heat oil in a pressure cooker

• add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, red chillies and hing

• saute well

• add finely chopped onion and splitted green chillies

• saute well until onion turns golden brown

• add ginger garlic paste, saute till the raw smell goes 

• add turmeric powder, sambar powder, garam masala powder and salt

• mix well

• add soaked kala channa

• combine well and cook in medium flame for 3-4 minutes

• add grounded coconut paste

• mix well

• add required amount of water and mix well

• pressure cook for 6-7 whistles or till the kala channa turns soft

• garnish with coriander leaves

Kerala Kadala Curry With Step-by-Step Photo Recipe

soak 1 cup brown chickpea | kala chana in water for overnight

soaked kala channa | brown chickpea

heat a tsp of oil in a frying pan

add grated coconut

saute until light golden brown

add chopped tomatoes in grated coconut

saute till tomatoes turns mushy and cool down completely

transfer into mixer grinder

add little water and grind to a smooth paste and keep it aside

add 2 tbsp oil in a pressure cooker pan

add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and allow to crackle

add red chillies, curry leaves and hing

saute well

add finely chopped onion and slitted green chilli

saute well until onion turns light golden brown

add ginger garlic paste

saute till the raw smell goes completely

add turmeric powder, sambar powder, garam masala powder and salt

mix well

add soaked kala channa | brown chick pea

combine well with all the spice powders

add grounded coconut paste

mix well

add enough water

pressure cook for 6-7 whistles or until brown chickpeas turn soft

kadala curry ready | brown chickpea gravy ready

garnish with coriander leaves

serve hot with appam, puttu, chapathi or dosa