Kadala curry recipe with step by step photos – how to make kadala curry or kadala Kari???
kadala curry or kadala Kari with puttu or appam, become my favorite breakfast, after trying out this combo at my friend’s house. My kids love both black chickpeas and white chickpeas, I would like to make both in gravies and dry versions, most of the time as sundal.
Recently, I have posted Soft Kuzha Puttu recipe without Puttu maker and now is the kadala curry recipe with step by step pics. This recipe calls for coconut and using the freshly ground spices powder. You can use the Kerala spice powder if you have otherwise simply you can follow the recipe. I made it little dry which is suitable to have with puttu and appam, If you want to have it rice you can make it gravy also by adding coconut milk.
Nandan Kadala Curry recipe with roasted coconut and thick gravy is too good Kerala breakfast. Puttu and Appam are going well with this but doesn’t miss to try this kari with chapati. I haven’t used the Kerala garam masala, I have used the home made garam masala. It’s up to you whatever garam masala you have, use it.
the spicy kadala curry can be served with puttu, appams, idiyappam or with steamed rice, chapatis,batura or pooris.
Do check how to cook chickpeas here
step by step kadala curry recipe below:
First rinse and then soak the black chickpeas in water for 8 to 9 hours or overnight. You can also use white chickpeas instead of black chickpeas. Then add a tsp salt and pressure cook the chickpeas for 9 to 10 whistles or more till they are tender and cooked through. reserve the stock and keep aside.Meanwhile dry roast the coconut, dry red chilly, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, cinnamon, and cloves pound it as a dry powder set aside.
Now heat the pan add mustard seeds once they pop then add the onion, tomato and green chilly saute well. now add the cooked black chickpeas.
Now add the grounded masala cooked well, once the raw smell goes add garam masala and a little salt(we have added salt while cooking the chickpeas) cook well. Now add the reserved chickpeas stock and cover, cook well.The Kadala Curry is ready to serve.
if you are looking for more Kerala recipes then do check Kerala sambar, Puli Inji, Chakka Thoran recipes.
kerala kadala curry recipe below:
- for cooking the chickpeas:
- ½ cup black chickpeas/kala chana/desi chana/whole bengal gram/kadala
- 2 cups water for soaking chickpeas
- 2.5 cups water or the soaked water+fresh water for pressure cooking
- for masala:
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 2 dry red chillies
- ½ tsp fennel seeds
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 3 cloves
- ⅓ tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp grated coconut
- other ingredients:
- ⅓ cup chopped shallots or pearl onions/sambar onions
- 1 or 2 green chilies, chopped,
- 1 tomato,chopped
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 to 1.25 cups of water or stock
- salt as required
- First rinse and then soak the black chickpeas in water for 8 to 9 hours or overnight. You can also use white chickpeas instead of black chickpeas. Then add a tsp salt and pressure cook the chickpeas for 9 to 10 whistles or more till they are tender and cooked through. reserve the stock and keep aside.
- Meanwhile dry roast the coconut, dry red chilly, coriander seeds, fennel seeds,black pepper, cinnamon, and cloves pound it as a dry powder set aside.
- Now heat the pan add mustard seeds once they pop then add the onion, tomato and green chilly saute well. now add the cooked black chickpeas.
- Now add the grounded masala cooked well, once the raw smell goes add garam masala and a little salt(we have added salt while cooking the chickpeas) cook well. Now add the reserved chickpeas stock and cover, cook well.The Kadala Curry is ready to serve.
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