kerala style kadala curry

Ingredients

Karutha kadala/black chick peas- 1 ½ cups

Onion- 3-4 big

Garlic paste- ½ teaspoon

Curry leaves-2 sprigs

Grated coconut-2 cups

Fennel seeds- 1 teaspoon

Cinnamon- a small piece

Cloves- 2-3

Chilly powder- 1tbspn

Coriander powder- ¾ tbspn

Turmeric powder- 1/4tspn

Method

Karutha kadala should be soaked overnight or for atleast 4 hours.

Wash and drain it

In a pressure cooker ,add salt and required quantity of water with kadala and cook it .

Dry roast grated coconut till it becomes brown in color

Grind cinnamon,cloves and fennel seeds to a fine powder like texture.

Grind the roasted coconut to a smooth paste.

Heat coconut oil in a kadai saute onion,garlic and curry leaves .

After that add all the masala powders and mix it nicely.

Then add ground coconut paste, salt and kadala,mix everything nicely.

Cook in low fame for a few minutes.serve it with chapathi, rice, or with puttu.

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