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Kerala Kadala Curry/ Chana Masala for Puttu, Appam

December 1, 2015 50 Comments

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The Kerala style kadala curry (chana masala) is made with roasted coconut in the gravy which goes great with puttu, idiyappam and paalappam. We make this quite often at home to go with even dosa but mostly with puttu. Puttu and kadala curry is a staple breakfast in Kerala available in almost all restaurants big and small.

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 because of Ziah’s request for a Kerala Kadala Curry so this recipe is dedicated to her 🙂

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Kerala-Style Kadala (Chana / Chickpeas) Curry

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 to make Kadala Curry:

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, etc.

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  1. shri

    October 12, 2012 at 6:51 pm

    Hi
    I am unable to see the images on this page and it has occured with some other recipes too. I usually dont have a problem viewing ur blog but this issue has persisted with a few recipes only. I tried with other browsers as well. Is the problem at my end? Appreciate ur reply..:)
    Sandhya

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  2. Sahefa

    April 1, 2010 at 1:52 pm

    lovely!
    do read my latest post.

    Reply
  3. Nags

    September 7, 2009 at 1:39 am

    Anon – 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.

    Reply
  4. Anonymous

    September 4, 2009 at 10:48 am

    do you remove the star anise before grinding or is the star anise also ground together with other ingredients?

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  5. Susan from Food Blogga

    February 23, 2008 at 12:24 am

    Coriander, coconut, and star anise all in one amazing dish? Thank you!

    Reply
  6. aforkfulofspaghetti

    February 21, 2008 at 4:55 pm

    Ooooh, 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!

    Reply
  7. Rachel

    February 20, 2008 at 2:06 pm

    there you go with one of my fav ..chana..I just love them with puttu!

    Reply
  8. KayKat

    February 20, 2008 at 7:44 am

    Ok, this is bizarre – I’m hungry again after reading this post. Damn you, Nags! 🙂

    And you just reminded me about my long-overdue star anise entry – gots to start thinking about that!

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  9. Siri

    February 20, 2008 at 7:20 am

    Yumm Yummy curry u pulled out from ur archives Nags..:) Love the addition of star anise.

    Siri

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  10. Rosie

    February 19, 2008 at 3:03 pm

    This sounds an awesome delcious dish Nags! 😀

    Rosie x

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