Kadala Curry

Ingredients:

Brown channa - 1 xup
Big onion - 2 (fine chop)
Tomato - 2 (fine chop)
Red Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Kashmiri Chill powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves - a sprig
Coriander leaves - Little
Salt. Water, Oil - As reqd

To grind:

Small onion - 8-10
Coconut - 1/4 cup (grated)
Cinnamon stick - small piece
Elaichi - 1
Cloves - 3
Fennel - 1/2 tsp
Black pepper corns - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Garlic - 4
Ginger - small piece

Method:

• Soak channa overnight.
• Strain it.
• Add in little salt and 2 cups water to this and pressure cook.
• Heat oil in pan and add in items under "to grind".
• Add in garam spices, pepper corns, ginger and garlic.
• Saute them in low flame.
• Add in small onion , spice powders and coconut.
• Saute well.
• Transfer to blender and add little water and blend it to fine paste.
• Heat oil in pan and add in mustard seeds.
• Add in curry leaves, onions and saute in medium flame.
• Add in tomatoes and saute till it turns mushy.
• Add in blended paste and cook in low flame till oil oozes out.
• Add in boiled channa with water.
• Add in salt acc as we have added salt while boiling channa.
• Cook for few mins.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Gravy will be of thin consisitency.
• Goes good with idiyappam.