Easy Kadala Curry ~ Easy Black Channa Curry..

We Keralites are known to have heavy breakfast.. be it appam with stew, noolputtu with mutta roast, idli or dosa with sambaar and chutney , pathiri with meen mulakittathu , all are healthy, tasty and nutritionally well balanced. Today my dish is a famous Breakfast, which none of the mallu's will say 'No'...Puttu n Kadala Curry. Though i have posted a Kadala Curry before.. This is an easy one , which can also accompanied with chapathis, appam, breads,etc.. Bachelor's can easily prepare this.So here goes the recipe...

Ingredients

1. Black channa - 1/4 cup
2. Onion sliced - 2
3. Tomato - 1 Big
4. Turmeric powder - 1/2 Tsp
5. Red chilly powder - 1 Tsp
6. Coriander powder - 2 Tsp
7. Grated coconut - 3/4 cup
8. Coconut Oil - 1/2 Tbsp
9. Mustard Seeds - 1 Tsp
10. Dry red chilly - 2
11. Curry Leaves - 2 Sprigs
12. Salt- as needed

Preparation

• Wash and soak channa in enough water overnight.
• Pressure cook it with salt and a little turmeric powder. Cook for 4-5 whistles.(This may vary.)
• Heat a kadai with coconut oil, splutter mustard seeds, add dry red chilly and a sprig of curry leaves.(You can increase the spiciness, i use a very hot red chilly powder)
• Add onion, saute till onion are soft and translucent. Now add in the tomatoes chopped. Saute until tomatoes are soft but not very mushy.
• Now add in all the masala powders. Saute till he raw smell of masalas goes (just for 2 minutes.).
• Add coconut to it. Mix it well with the masala's.
• Now add this to the cooked black channa and pressure cook for one more whistle.
• Open the cooker  , mix well and add curry leaves to it. (If you want, you can cook for more to reduce the gravy and make it semi or dry curry) .
• Serve with puttu (steamed rice cake) or an roti's.

Sending this recipe to South Indian Cooking hosted by nandoo an event by Anu . also to WTML hosted by Motions and emotions event organised by Gayathri's Cooks Spot

   

Kadaparippu Vada

Today my post is about a snack which most of us make at home, vada, and this time it is 'Kadalaparippu Vada'. Also i tried to take photographs from a different area.. but i was not at all satisfied by the outcome...Though my clicks was not good.. but the vada's was crisp and yummy .... do have a look a the recipe..
Ingredients

1. Channa Daal /Kadalaparippu/Split Bengal Gram - 1 cup
2. Onion - 1 medium
3. Green chilly - 2 - 3
4. Ginger - 1 -2 Tsp finely chopped
5. Turmeric powder - 1/2 Tsp
6. Red chilli powder - 1 Tbsp
7. Chopped coriander - 1/4 cup
8. Curry Leaves - 2-3 Sprigs
9. Asafoetida - a pinch
10. Salt - to taste
11. Oil - for deep frying

Preparation

• Soak channa daal with enough water for 2 - 3 hours. 
• Drain water completely. Grind to a coarsely but not so smooth paste in a mixer for just 3 - 4 pulses without adding any water.
• Transfer it to a bowl and add all other ingredients, except oil and gently mix it together. 
• Make equal sized balls with the daal mix and flatten it a little bit by pressing them in between your palm.
• Heat oil for deep frying on high flame. When oil is really hot, reduce the flame to low medium and slowly add 3 to 4 vadas at a time and deep fry until crispy and golden brown. Cook both sides.Drain excess oil on a tissue paper.
• Serve hot with tea  or coffee.

Notes

• Make sure that there isn't much water left in the daal before grinding otherwise the vada will break apart.

• Adjust the spiciness according to your level.

Sending this to cook-with-comfort event by Sapana

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Kadala Pongichathu....

Its raining.... and the whether is so beautiful... So why not have a spicy channa.. with a hot cup of tea.....

Ingredients

1. Black channa / kadala - 1 cup (Soaked overnight)
2. Turmeric powder - 1/2 Tsp
3. Red chilly powder - 1 (1/2) Tbsp
4. Salt
5. Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
6. Currly Leaves - 2 Sprigs
7. Coconut oil /Oil - 1 Tbsp

Preparation

• Pressure cook the overnight soaked channa with enough water, until cooked and soft.
• Open the lid, add curry leaves, grated coconut and drizzle coconut oil. Mix well.
• Serve with hot steamed rice, any rotis.

Linking this to Healthy Diet–Lunchbox Recipes and Priyas Versalite Recipes

Also to Healthy Bite - Ammaji Recipes

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