Kerala Kadala Curry
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Kerala Kadala curry is a popular South Indian side dish made with black chickpeas, garam masala paste that are seasoned in coconut oil. It is a vegan side dish served with appam, puttu, roti, chapati or rice
In a pressure cooker, add the soaked black chana,1 tsp of salt, and 1 cup of water
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Close the lid with regular on(whistle) and pressure cook it for 5 whistles
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Open the lid once the pressure releases naturally. And reserve it for later use
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In a pan with medium heat, add cinnamon sticks, cloves, cardamom, javitri, dry red chili, and fennel seeds. Saute until it turns aromatic
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Add the freshly grated coconuts and saute until it turns crisp and fragrant
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Remove them from the heat and transfer them to the blender jar and add water to it
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Grind it into a smooth paste and reserve it for making curry
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In a pan with medium heat, pour coconut oil, mustard seeds, onion, curry leaves, green chili and saute until onion turns soft
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Add ginger-garlic paste, chili, turmeric, coriander, garam masala powder, salt and mix well
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Add the ground masala paste and give a good mix
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Pour the cooked black chana along with its water and give a nice mix
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Add water and close the pan with the lid and cook the curry for 7 to 10 minutes
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Open the lid and simmer the curry until it turns reddish-brown in color
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Finally, garnish with curry leaves and now the curry is ready to taste and enjoy
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Serve this delicious kadala curry with puttu, appam, idiyappam, matta rice, white rice, or ghee rice
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