KERALA STYLE KADALA CURRY

Ingredients :

Brown chana soaked overnight – 1 cup

Soda – 1 pinch

To roast and grind :

Small onions – 5

Fresh grated coconut – ¾ cup

Red chillies – 4-5

Fennel seeds – 1 tsp

Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp

Coconut oil – 1 tbsp

For gravy :

Small onions – 5-7

Tomatoes chopped – 2

Garam masala – 1 tbsp ( I used makhani masala)

Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp (optional)

Mustard seeds -  1 tsp

Oil – 1 tsp

Curry leaves – 4-5

\salt to taste

Method :

1)     In a pressure cooker cook the brown chana with soda for 4-5 whistles

2)     In a pan take coconut oil add all the ingredients and roast till brown in colour. Cool and make a past with water

3)     In the same pressure cooker add oil and temper mustard seeds and curry leaves.

4)     Add small onions either slices fine or whole (I sliced it), ginger garlic paste (if adding) and saute till light brown

5)     Add tomatoes, salt, garam masala and sauté well till tomatoes get mushy

6)     Add the cooked chana and close the cooker and give 1 whistle (this is for the chana to get blended well with the masalas)

7)     Once done, add the coconut paste and give one half boil.

8)     Serve hot with either appam, or puttu or you can have it as a gravy for rotis as well