So here is to her and her special day. Happy B’day Amma 🙂
Kadalai Kuzhambu Recipe (With Coconut Milk)
Serves 2-3
Ingredients:
Chickpeas / Kabuli Chana – 1/2 cup
Thick coconut milk – 3/4 cup
Tamarind – one marble sized ball (or 2tbsp if you are using paste)
Rasam Powder – 1 tbsp
if using your own sambar powder, use 1/2 tsp and 1/2 tsp red chilli powder.
Turmeric powder – a pinch
Hing/Asafoetida/Kayam – 1/2 tsp
Salt – to taste
Oil and mustard seeds – for tempering
How to make Kadalai Kuzhambu:
1. Soak the chickpeas overnight in 3 cups water. Pressure cook and keep aside. Or, just use canned chickpeas.
2. Use 1/2 cup warm water and blend the tamarind with your hand to extract the juice. If using paste, dilute it in 1/2 cup water.
3. Heat a pan and bring the tamarind water to boil. Add turmeric powder, hing, salt and the sambar powder to this. Sim and let it boil for 10 minutes.
4. Add the cooked chickpeas and boil for another 10 mins.
5. Remove from fire, add coconut milk and mix well. Adjust salt.
6. Heat some oil in a small saucepan and temper some mustard seeds. While hot, pour on the above gravy and mix well. You can even use some curry leaves at this stage.
b'day wishes to ur mil nags. u both look wonderful and so is the curry 🙂
Belated wishes to ur MIL….Your photography is great,I thought you must be having a DSLR camera seeing ur photography!!!
These wishes are very belated but all the same, b’day wished to your mother-in-law. She reminds me of my mother.:)
This kadala kozhambu is new to me. And with coconut milk……, I’ll try this out one of these days.
My mom loves your site now! I give her new recipes everyday! 😀 I’m gonna get kadala kozhambu tomorrow 🙂
hi great work,
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I missed this one, came here from Happy Cook’s place….. 🙂 Belated birthday wishes to your Mom-in-law… I love that last picture, and the recipe.
Ammayi amma and marumol kku nalla mukhachaaya undu ketto.. TH is correct, u look like her D.. 🙂
Belated bday to your MIL. teh chole looks yummy. I feel like eating it off my comp screen!
Well Thats a great dish you’ve posted. Belated bday wishes to your MIL.
Always remember PARENTS ARE ALWAYS PARENTS …
hey you’re cute!! nice simple recipe and thank god I can still see the pics, once i get back no hopes of viewing flickr pics. hmmm… a hubby who thinks the wifey’s like the mummie! dangerous grounds babie! hope mil liked your b’day blog 🙂
The kadala kozhumbu looks delicious…happy birthday to your MIL 🙂
Oh.. I thought parents became grandparents too?
On a serious note, I think a small attitude change on both sides can go a long way. After all, parents-in-law are parents too. Right? You will understand better if you have a brother and your husband has a sister.
Rajani – hahaha! never thought of it that way! naah, dont have anything to worry about 😀
this is a different chick pea recipe…quite tempting to try it..must do it when i’m the only one for dinner…(the rest don’t like coconut :()
and does that tshirt say orkut? COOL!!! 🙂
Belated wishes to ur MIL….Your photography is great,I thought you must be having a DSLR camera seeing ur photography!!!
that’s such a pretty pic of urs 🙂 the dish looks so good, gotta’ try it!
great pic and great curry! I use coconut milk in my chickpeas too:)
Thank you so much for the lovely wishes guys. Amma was very surprised and pleased with the gift with a difference 🙂
Yes, that is an Orkut tee I am wearing. Orkut was voted the MTV Teen Icon of 2007 and I was in Google Hyderabad at the time so we all got one 🙂
That was sweet of you….the chickpeas in coconut curry is a new variation for me…the pics look fabulous
What a sweet DIL you are… That kadala kuzhambu looks smashing – pretty picture.
What a lovely tribute to your MIL. Happy birthday to her…
Nice pic of you both, and how sweet of you to make something for her. Wish her a happy birthday from me.
Its a feel good factor for me when I see gud words said for MIL :). wish happy bday to ur mil dear.
Happy Birthday to your MIL..Curry looks mild n yummy!
b’day wishes to ur mil nags. u both look wonderful and so is the curry 🙂
Happy birthday to your MIL.
Yeah I am also lucky to have a wonderful MIL.
My hubby and daughter loved chicke pea. So i have bookemarked this recipe and it looks really easy to make.
Nice pic from both of you
Hi Nags, it’s nice gesture to remember ur Ma-inLaws. Finally we caught you in pics ;):D
Nice and cool photograph. This is unusual recipe for me.
Sonu:)
I meant a pic of your face, not the food, just making things clear 🙂
Hi Nags, that kadala kozhambu looks glorious. Simple too. Think this is the first clear picture that I’ve seen of yours.
A very happy b’day to your mil. And you own a ‘orkut’ tee!!
Lovely recipe…many happy returns to your MIL 🙂
hi Naga, Happy Birthday to your’s and TH’s Amma. There is nothing better in lif than having an MIL who is just like your Amma:-) The dish is so new to me, and I love the flavours. Will surely try this. Awesome pic!
My all time fav….lovely clicks… Happy Birthday to your MIL..
yup ! now can see the pic …wow thats a great pic indeed …happy B'day wishes to u r mom in law…& great to see u nags !
deepa
yes..i can see the pic…both of you looks beautiful….and also your kadala curry too….happy birthday to your MIL……
was checking around for what u have posted today …..nice way to remember u r mother in law. amazing picture esp the last one …
the 1st pic is not opening up .
deepa
phew!! Sra, u got me for a sec there!! I was all :O :O :O when u spoke about clear pic!! I mean, sure, my camera costs only 4500rs and won’t even take a decent macro shot but i use free sunlight to do the best i can 😀
phew.. really!!
It#s always special to have someone you are close to – if it’s the MIL then you have it made LOL! I love chickpeas and I love coconut milk so this is a great recipe!
Thanks for confirming Deepa 🙂
moved the pic to flickr. Do let me know if you still can’t see it.. anyone..
Anyone else has trouble viewing the first pic? Cuz that’s the best one!