Special Kadala Curry/Chickpeas with Coriander and Star Anise
The kadala curry at home always tastes different when my mom makes it. Its a mix of a lot of cuisines, I am sure, but the end result is always yummy. This one is from my archives, a recipe that I always wanted to document. I pulled it out cuz of Ziah's request for a Kadala Curry so this post is dedicated to her :)
What I Used:
Serves 2
Chickpeas/Kabuli Channa/Velutha Kadala - 1 cup
Coriander - 4 tbsp
Coconut - 4 tbsp
Red chillies - 4
Garlic - 6 pods
Star anise - 2
For tempering:
Oil, mustard seeds, curry leaves.
How I Made It:
1. The chickpeas should be soaked in water overnight. Pressure cook this for 2 whistles, with some turmeric and salt.
2. Roast the coriander, garlic, red chillies, star anise and coconut in a non-stick pan till it emits a nice smell and turns golden (about 5-7 minutes). Let it cool.
3. Grind the roasted masala to a coarse paste with very little water.
4. Heat oil, let the mustard seeds crackle. Add curry leaves and some more red chillies if you like the curry spicy. Add the masala paste to this and stir for a minute. Add the cooked chick peas and adjust water and salt at this stage.
Serve hot with puttu/appam/dosa/roti.
This is my entry for Sunita's Think Spice..Think Star Anise Event. The recipe is from my archives, otherwise I would have included the star anise in the pic somewhere :)
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a new combi of masala for me to try out with chickpeas..thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteFirst time at your blog naggs. This recipe is very nice. I agree everyone has a special kadlai curry. Never tried it with the addition of coconut. How about the sour flavor, tamarind? or Lemon? I would surely love it with appam.
ReplyDeleteheyyy! my kadalacurry! you are SUCH a doll!:)is this the same recipe that goes with the darker smaller kadalas?
ReplyDeleteeasycrafts - my pleasure!
ReplyDeletearchana - this recipe is not tangy, no tamarind or lime used :) try it.
ziah - works well with black kadala also, though the white ones are tastier and take the flavour of the spices better. let me know how it turned out!
aye aye capt'n:) You just made my day:)
ReplyDeleteBtw, I'm blogrolling you:)
yeah, star anisee is missing from pic;) love anything with channa. its such a beutiful thing to see channa blending so veryy with any spices.
ReplyDeleteNags that looks like cauliflower to me..:D...kidding..nice one for the event!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a very nice curry with few ingredients..!
ReplyDeleteI love kadala curry with puttu or appom
ReplyDeleteIt's true! No matter how many Kadala curry we make, they all taste different although we use the same ingredients!! I love your's too, will try!:)
ReplyDeleteNags,u can always photoshop the star anise into the pic! ;)
ReplyDeleteNice recipe....the pic looks like it has potatoes in it....does it???
ReplyDeleteThat is such a different recipe from the usual ones we see. Thanks so much for sharing this! Awesome entry for Sunita! :)
ReplyDeleteNice recipe to share :)
ReplyDeletechickpeas in all the different types of gravies are most welcome on my plate :)
ReplyDeletejust soaked the black ones as we re having some non-keralites coming for puttu-kadala breakfast :) i love this prep too.....prefer it with Pooris :)
ReplyDeleteShn
lovely!
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Looks like a Kerala-version of Channa masala - love it. Will definitely try -hope it will work with black channa too.
ReplyDeletevery unique recipe for chana. i think i'm gonna love this.
ReplyDeleteOh so wonderful! What's that floating on the yummy gravy? Are those cooked potatoes?
ReplyDeleteLooks awesome!
Hi nags....This is my fav.....nice recipe...waiting to try this...
ReplyDeletelove kadala curry with puttu!!!
ReplyDeleteOne good curry. Looks so yum!
ReplyDeleteWith Appam and kadla curry in my tummy I'll be one happy gal. Now only if I had the power to take over the world ;o)
ReplyDeleteI thought Kadala curry was made with the Black channa, this is different Nags...looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteWould love this kadla curry with some puttu! Very delish variation, Nags!
ReplyDeleteWe use both of those ingredients in our curry spice mix but not in a dominant way as in this recipe; It would be interesting to try.
ReplyDeleteawesome gravy!!i will surely have them with chapati or puri!!Thks for sharing
ReplyDeletethe gravy looks too good...never heard of this....nice dish though
ReplyDeleteGoing to try this tonight - star anise is a new twist. Tx.
ReplyDeleteOh I didnt know kabuli chana can also be used in kadala curry, that would make it very tasty I think....looks delicious...
ReplyDeleteI really like the flavor of star anise you added here. A interesting recipe you created Nags!
ReplyDeletehi...this is nice...
ReplyDeleteLovely kadala curry N... Love star anise in such dishes, my kadala curry recipe has that too...
ReplyDeletelove the spicesss nags
ReplyDeletethis is one very appealing veg curry..verymuch feels like a veg version of egg curry..however different it is.
ReplyDeleteyour kadali kozhumbhu looks delicious:)
ReplyDeletepaati
This looks amazing.A different take on chole.
ReplyDeleteLovely...and don't worry about the picture of star anise...you wouldn't sprinkle some mustard seeds if it was the chosen spice, would you :-D
ReplyDeleteIt looks delicious, Nags! :)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds an awesome delcious dish Nags! :D
ReplyDeleteRosie x
Yumm Yummy curry u pulled out from ur archives Nags..:) Love the addition of star anise.
ReplyDeleteSiri
Ok, this is bizarre - I'm hungry again after reading this post. Damn you, Nags! :)
ReplyDeleteAnd you just reminded me about my long-overdue star anise entry - gots to start thinking about that!
there you go with one of my fav ..chana..I just love them with puttu!
ReplyDeleteOoooh, ooooh - I am SO going to try this! Chickpeas are a real favourite in this household, as are curries of all varieties, so this is an absolute must-try. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteCoriander, coconut, and star anise all in one amazing dish? Thank you!
ReplyDeletedo you remove the star anise before grinding or is the star anise also ground together with other ingredients?
ReplyDeleteAnon - No I grind it with the masala. Make sure you add only one or two flakes from one 'star' because not everyone likes the flavour too much.
ReplyDeletelovely!
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