Kadalai Curry (Sundal Kadalai Curry)

      Kadalai Curry is a popular traditional dish of South India. You can use Black chickpeas or white chickpeas. It serves has a best combination with Appam, Puttu. Fennel seeds gives nice flavor to the curry.

Ingredients :


Chickpeas (Sundal) - 1 Cup cooked                                 Preparation Time : 30 min
Onions - 1 Cup
Cinnamon - 1 small piece                                                  Serves : 4 People
Cloves - 2
Fennel Seeds - 1 Tsp
Turmeric - 1/2 Tsp

Kadalai Curry

Curry Leaf
Salt
Oil

To Roast & Grind :

Tomato - 1
Coconut - 3 Tbsp
Red Chilly - 2
Cumin seeds - 1 Tsp
Coriander Seeds - 1 Tbsp
Fried Gram - 1 Tsp
Coriander Leaf
Garlic - 3 pods

Method :

Set all the ingredients to roast. Heat oil in a  pan and roast all the ingredients together. Cool and grind it to smooth paste.

                               

Heat the pressure cooker with 3 Tbsp oil & add Fennel seeds, Cinnamon & Cloves. Add onions and saute it for few minutes.

                               

Add Cooked Kadalai and stir it. Then add the grinded masala to it.

                               

Pour 2 cups water with the masala. Add Turmeric powder,curry leaf and salt. Allow the masala to boil.

                               

Close the pressure cooker lid and cook it for 2 whistles. Transfer it to a serving bowl.

       

                               

Serve hot with Appam, Puttu, Idiyappam, Dosa or Roti.

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