Kadalai Curry

BusyAtIndianKitchen is back after a short vacation!! Happy to see you again and many more interesting recipes await. Starting with Kadalai curry which is prepared with Black ChickPeas (Karupu Kondakadalai) and it tastes awesome with Puttu.. The recipe follows..

Recipe For : 2

Preparation Time : 30 minutes + Soaking time for chickpeas

Ingredients:

Black Chickpeas            - 1/4 cup (Karupu Kondakadalai)
Salt                                 - As required
Turmeric Powder           - 1/4 tsp
Chili Powder                  - 1 tsp
Coriander Powder          - 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder   - 1/2 tsp
Coconut Oil                    - 2 tsp

To Saute in Coconut Oil and Grind:

Small Onion                   - 6 to 8
Chopped Ginger             - 2 tsp
Chopped Garlic              - 2 tsp
Grated Coconut              - 1/4 cup

Procedure:

• Soak Black Chickpeas in enough water overnight or soak in hot water for 3 hours. After that cook it well using a pressure cooker. Chop small onion into two.
• Heat half coconut oil in a pan. Add chopped onions, ginger and garlic to it. Saute it till they turn translucent and after that add grated coconut. Switch off the flame after coconut start changing color. Grind everything together after it cools off.
• Heat remaining coconut oil in the same pan. Add ground masala  to it. Add also salt, turmeric powder, chili powder and coriander powder to it. Saute till raw flavor of masala goes off. 
• After that add cooked chickpeas along with its water to the pan. Add also some more water if needed.
• Cook the gravy till it reaches needed consistency. Switch off the flame and add Garam Masala Powder. 
• Enjoy this mild spicy kadalai curry with Puttu, Aapam or Idiyappam of your choice. 

Spicy Chaana Masala

Here comes an interesting alternative to Channa Masala. Here in this recipe, onion, tomato , Ginger , Garlic and Green Chili are ground together and its cooked  along with spices powder. Finally boiled Chaana is added to the gravy.. This method of preparation makes the gravy much more spicier and tastier. Give this recipe a try once when you are about to prepare Channa Masala..  The recipe follows!!

Recipe For : 1

Preparation Time : 40 minutes

Ingredients:

Black Channa           - 1/4 cup  (Karupu Kondakadalai)
Turmeric Powder      - 1/4 tsp
Chili Powder             - 1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder     - 1/2 tsp
Amchur Powder        - 1/4 tsp (Dry Mango Powder, Can also use lemon instead)
Fennel Seeds             - 1/4 tsp  (Sombu)
Curry Leaves            - few
Salt                           - As required
Oil                            - 1 tbsp

To Grind:

Big Onion                 - 1
Tomato                     - 1
Chopped Ginger       - 2 tsp
Chopped Garlic        - 2 tsp
Green Chili               - 1

Procedure:

• Soak Channa overnight or for 8 hours. After that cook  Channa well/. Chop Big onion and tomato. Grind everything under ' To Grind'.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add fennel seeds to it. When they splutter add ground paste to it.
• Saute till raw flavor goes off. After that add salt, turmeric powder, chili powder, coriander powder to it.
• Add enough water. Cover with a lid and cook the gravy.
• When all the masalas are mixed up well and cooked, add cooked channa.
• Cook the gravy in low flame till it reaches the desired consistency.
• Switch off the flame and add Amchur Powder. You can also replace it with lemon juice.