Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, kadala curry (black chana). It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Kadala Curry (Black Chana) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Kadala Curry (Black Chana) is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
spicy and tasty curry recipe is kadala curry served with puttu or appam dosai recipes. while the recipe or the appearance of the curry looks very similar to north indian black channa curry. but there is a significant difference in the way it is cooked and also in its taste. the main difference is the obvious. Kadala curry is a famous kerala recipe which is used as a side dish for appam, kuzha puttu, idiappam even it goes well with idly dosa chappathi etc. Kadala curry recipe with step by step photos.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have kadala curry (black chana) using 15 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Kadala Curry (Black Chana):
- Prepare 2 cups black chana soaked overnight
- Make ready 1 medium tomato
- Prepare 1 medium onion
- Prepare 1 green chilli
- Get 1 inch ginger
- Make ready 3/4 cup dessicated coconut
- Take 1 teaspoon garam masala
- Prepare 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
- Prepare to taste Salt
- Take As required Water
- Make ready As required Coriander for garnishing
- Take 1 tablespoon oil
- Take 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- Take 10 curry leaves
I have this recipe from my mother; I like this curry very much. Karutha Kadala Curry - Kadala Curry is a delicious chikpea gravy which is traditionally made in Kerala with Puttu. It also goes well with chappatti, puri, aapam, dosa or rice. Kadala is a coconut based kala chana (black chickpeas) curry that is rich in protein and lip smacking good when eaten with Puttu.
Instructions to make Kadala Curry (Black Chana):
- Soak the chana overnight.
- Next day, put it to boil in a pressure cooker and allow 12 whistles. The chana will have to become soft. I added a teabag to lend some aroma to the chana
- Take the dessicated coconut and grind it to a paste. Keep aside.
- Cut the onions, chilli, ginger and (opt) tomatoes
- In a vessel, take the oil. When hot, add curry leaves, mustard seeds and allow to crackle. Now add the onions and stir gently for a minute until they begin turning translucent.
- Now add the chilli and the ginger and saute for about a minute.
- Now add the garam masala, chilli powder & coriander powder and saute for another minute. Then add the tomatoes and saute for another 2 minutes.
- Next add the coconut paste to this and mix well. Saute for about 3 -4 minutes.
- Now add the boiled chana and mix well
- Add the water used to boil the chana (about 1 ½ cup) and mix well. Add salt to taste.
- Allow it to boil and cook well so that the masala and water get evenly into the chana. Let it thicken a bit as it boils. I added the coriander leaves for garnishing at this stage.
- Keep mixing as it boils and ensure the consistency is even all through. Taste and adjust the salt if needed.
- In case you like the consistency thick, mash a few chana.
- Serve hot with rice, roti, puttu or any staple of your choice.
The first time I tasted an authentic style chickpea curry was at a home stay in Wayanad and I was blown away. The combination of the rice flour steamed cakes with the. Boiled black chickpeas / kala chana curry recipe- Kala chanas simmered in aromatic onion tomato gravy, to make a perfect healthy meal with rice or roti. So whenever I boil black chana's for curry, I take out a little bowl of the boiled chickpea soup (water), add a little ghee and give it to my daughter. Recipe for easy kadala curry recipe made with black chana.
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