Kadala curry

Curry
|August 6, 2023

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Kadala curry or black chickpea curry is made using black chickpea with grinded coconut.Black chickpeas being a good source of proteins, this curry is nutritious and healthy. This curry is one of the most common breakfast curries in kerala.

It goes well with puttu, idiyappam, paratha, poori, etc. It can also be used as side dish for rice. When I hear of puttu, the best vegetarian combination that comes in my mind is this kadala curry. I will share the recipe of Kadala curry. Here is how to do it.Please do try at home.

Ingredients

Kadala/Black chickpeas – 1 cup
Grated coconut- 1/2 cup
Onion – 2
Tomato – 1
Ginger garlic paste- 1 tspn
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tspn
Chilli powder- 1/2 tspn
Coriander powder – 1 tspn
Garam masala – 1 tspn
Green chilli – 2
Salt – as per required
Water
Oil

Method of preparation

Rinse and soak the black chickpeas in 2 cups of water overnight
Pressure cook the chickpeas by using the same water + additional 1 cup of water by adding 1 tsp of salt
Meanwhile when the chickpeas are getting cooked,take a kadai
Add 2 tablespoon of oil
Add onion,stir and saute for a minute
Then add ginger garlic paste and green chilli
Saute till the onion becomes golden brown
Add tomato
Now add turmeric powder,chilli powder,coriander powder and garam masala
Stir the masalas very well on a low flame and saute for a minute
Grind the grated coconut and one handful of cooked chickpeas by adding some water
Add it to the prepared masala
Finally add the cooked black chickpeas/kadala to it
Add the chickpeas stock also
Taste and add salt if needed
Let the curry boil
Simmer until all the flavors and the chickpeas are well blended
Garnish the curry with curry leaves.