Ingredients

Kadala-1 cup

Big Onion-1 small

Tomato-1 small

Ginger-1 small piece

Garlic -2 small cloves

Curry leaves-2 strings

Coconut pieces -1tsp (finely chopped) opt

Grated Coconut- 1/2 of 1

Green chilli-1

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Chilli powder-1/2tsp

Coriander powder-1 1/4 tsp

Fennel seed powder(perumjeerakam)-1/4tsp

Salt – t taste

Water-3-4 cup

Coconut oil-2 1/2 tbsp

Shallots-4

Sugar-less than 1/4 tsp

Method

Soak kadala overnight or at least 6 hours ..

Wash them well and pressure cook  along with enough salt and water..6-7 whistle needed .. But it varies ..

Keep aside this cooked chana …

Now heat one tbsp of coconut oil add grated coconut along with ginger pieces,garlic ,green chilli,4-5 curry leaves,2 shallots and roast until light brown shade in medium flame..

Then reduce the flame  add turmeric powder,coriander powder,chilli powder and fennel powder and roast till the raw smell goes..

Remove this roasted mix from the stove and allow to cool…

In between heat 1 tbsp of coconut oil and add sliced onion and tomato and cook well and use back side of the spoon and mash well…

Grind cooled masala mix by adding enough water and make a very fine paste ..

Add this paste along with onion-tomato mix to the cooked chana and add 3-4 cups of water and boil well …

Boil till u get a medium consistency …. While cooling it will become bit thick ,so keep this mind and reduce the water according to that …

Check the salt and add sugar and mix well..

Now heat coconut oil and add finely chopped coconut pieces

Roast till light brown ,remove from the oil keep aside

Then add  sliced small onion and roast till light brown ,this stage add curry leaves and pour this all seasoning to our kadala curry and mix well and close for few minutes …

So the delicious nadan kadala curry is ready with in no time ..U can serve this with putt,appam,chatty ,poori …..

So hope u will love this curry ..plz do make and show ur love through mails or comments ..

Love

🙂

Veena