kadala curry recipe
Nadan Kadala Curry Kerala style
Servings: 4 people
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Ingredients
to roast and grind
- 2 tsp coconut oil
- 3/4 cup small onions
- 4-5 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp coriander powder
- 1 tbsp chilli powder
- 1/8 cup coconut
for curry
- 1.5 tbsp coconut oil
- 2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1 no greeen chilli - finely chopped
- 1 tbsp ginger - finely chopped
- 2 medium onions - finely chopped
- 1 large tomatoes - finely chopped
- 1/2 cup chickpeas black - soaked overnight
- 1 large potato - chopped
- 2.5 cups water
- salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
tempering
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 2-3 tbsp sliced small onions
- salt for frying
- 1 sprig curry leaves - broken
- 1 no red chilli - broken
Instructions
to roast and grind
- heat oil and add shallots, garlic and roast in medium flame until brown.
- further add coriander powder, chilli powder and coconut pieces. mix well.
- cool and grind it to a smooth paste.
to make curry
- take a pressure cooker and heat coconut oil in it.
- crackle mustard seeds. add chopped ginger, chopped green chilli, curry leaves and chopped onions.
- fry until onions are brown.
- add chopped tomatoes to this and fry in medium heat until mushy.
- now add the soaked chickpeas along with potato, prepared masala, salt, turmeric powder and 2-2.5 cups water.
- pressure cook for 5-6 whistles or until it softens.
- tempering: heat oil in another pan and add sliced onions, curry leaves and red chilli. fry until reddish.
- add the tempering to the curry along with chopped coriander leaves and mix well. mash it slightly.
- serve hot with puttu/rice/dosa/idli/appam.