Kadala Curry ( Black Channa Dal )

Kadala Curry with Gothambu Puttu

I like this kadala curry with a  tangy taste to it . In Kerala, most people like it with some coconut pieces or some ground coconut paste. But this recipe I use here is slightly different, I add tomatoes and also avoid coconut. I was looking for a recipe different from the normal Kerala style, I came across this one on youtube, made modifications to it. This is  a good one and worth trying.

So here it is...

Kadala - 1 cup

Onions - 2 medium, chopped

Tomatoes - 2 medium chopped

Ginger- 1 tsp chopped

Garlic - 1 tsp chopped 

Shallots - 2-3 ( optional )

Dry Red Chillies - 2-3

Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp

Jeera Seeds - 1 tsp

Green chillies - 2-3 split

Curry leaves - a handful

Powders: 

Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Corriander powder - 1 tsp

Tumeric -1/2 tsp

Special ground Masala powder - 1tsp ( if you don't have this made its ok, just make the powders as 11/2 tsp chili powder, 1 1/2 tsp coriander powder, asafetida powder -1/4 tsp, fenugreek powder 1/4 tsp)

Garam Masala - 1 tsp

Oil 3-4 tablespoons

How we do it...

1) Soak the kadala overnight

2) Cook in the pressure cooker . Move aside 4-5 table spoons of cooked kadala and grind into smooth paste and keep aside.

3) Heat oil in skillet, add mustard seeds, after it splutters, add Jeera seeds, sliced Shallots, dry red chilies. Saute.

4) Add chopped onions, ginger garlic, green chillies and sauté well. Add the powders. Saute

5) Add the tomatoes. Cook well

6) Add the Kadala and the kadala paste and cook well . When it boils. Switch off flame.

 Enjoy it with Hot Puttu or chappathis. :-)