Kerala Style Chickpea / Kadala curry

• Vegan
• Gluten free

• Produce

  • 1 cup Chickpea / kadala, Brown
  • 3 1/2 powder tsp Chili pepper
  • 1 Chilly 2 numbers, Green
  • 1 Chilly 2 numbers, Dried red
  • 1 powder tbsp Coriander
  • 1 Coriander
  • 1 Ginger garlic
  • 1 Onion, large
  • 1 Shallots 3 numbers
  • 1 Tomato, medium

• Canned Goods

  • 2 cups Coconut milk, thick

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 powder tsp Aniseed
  • 1 tsp Garam masala
  • 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 2 Salt
  • 1 powder tsp Turmeric

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 2 Coconut oil vegetable oil

• Frozen

  • 2 leaves sprig Curry

Found on alittlebitofspice.com

Description

Ingredients

• Brown Chickpea / Kadala1 cup
• Turmeric powder1/2 tsp
• Chilly powder1/2 tsp
• Salt
• Onion (large) 1 number
• Green chilly2 numbers
• Curry leaves1 sprig
• Salt
• Ginger-garlic (grinded) 1 1/2 tbsps
• Turmeric powder1/2 tsp
• Chilly powder1 tbsp
• Coriander powder1 tbsp
• Aniseed powder1 teaspoon
• Garam masala1 tsp
• Tomato (medium) 1 number
• Thick coconut milk2 cups
• Coriander leaves (optional) 2 sprig
• Coconut oil / vegetable oil
• Mustard seeds1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves1 sprig
• Shallots3 numbers
• Dried red chilly2 numbers
• Coconut oil / vegetable oil

Directions

• Soak chickpea in 2 cups water overnight for around 10 - 11 hours.
• Add chickpea in cooker along with turmeric powder, chilly powder and salt (ingredients listed under Pressure cook). Cook it until chickpea is done. It will take up to 4-5 whistles.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add sliced onion, green chili, curry leaves and salt into it. Saute it well until onion is soft and translucent. Adding salt helps the onion saute faster.
• Grind ginger and garlic. Add ginger - garlic paste and saute well.
• Add turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder, aniseed powder and garam masala and then continue sauteing. Add chopped tomatoes. Cook it until tomatoes are done.
• Add thick coconut milk and coriander leaves. Add coriander leaves only if you like the flavor.
• Add cooked chickpea and adjust salt. Stir it and bring it to boil.
• Seasoning - Heat oil in a small pan. Splutter mustard seeds. Add curry leaves, chopped shallots and dried red chilly. Saute it for a minute and add it to the curry. Enjoy with puttu, idiyappam, Appam, porotta or any other Indian bread:)