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Kadalai Kuzhambu Recipe – Using Coconut Milk

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Today is a my mom-in-law’s b’day and I wanted to do something for her that would be meaningful to both of us. Before I go any further I have to say how lovely she is to me, like my own mom 🙂
She is an amazing cook too and Kadalai Kuzhambu is one of the first recipes I learnt from her since TH loves it. Its simple and looks mild but is amazingly flavourful, just like all her dishes are. She is super fast in the kitchen and is normally done cooking for the day by the time I am up (err.. which is around 7 in the morning :D).

So here is to her and her special day. Happy B’day Amma 🙂

Chickpeas / Kabuli Chana

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.


Kadala Kuzhambu

Serve hot with rice. TH loves it with parippu usili.

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  3. Aparna says

    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.

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  6. Sig says

    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.

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  9. Anonymous says

    Well Thats a great dish you’ve posted. Belated bday wishes to your MIL.
    Always remember PARENTS ARE ALWAYS PARENTS …

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  10. Rajani says

    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 🙂

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  12. Nags says

    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.

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  14. Suma says

    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!!! 🙂

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  15. RAKS KITCHEN says

    Belated wishes to ur MIL….Your photography is great,I thought you must be having a DSLR camera seeing ur photography!!!

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  18. Nags says

    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 🙂

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  26. Happy cook says

    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

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  27. Sonu says

    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:)

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  32. Shreya says

    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!

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  34. Anonymous says

    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

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  36. Anonymous says

    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

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  37. Nags says

    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!!

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  38. Meeta says

    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!

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