Kala Chana Masala / Kadala Curry Recipe
Course: MainCuisine: Indian, KeralaDifficulty: MediumServings
4
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
45
minutesSoak time
8
hoursKala chana masala or Kadala curry combines black chana which is full of proteins cooked with onions and few basic Indian spices. It is a traditional and comfort breakfast food of Kerala which is served with puttu (rice based dish).
Ingredients
1 cup of dry Kala chana/black chickpea (soaked overnight)
1 inch of cinnamon stick
3 cardamom pods
1-2 star anise
2 medium size red onion
1 sprig of curry leaves
2 tsp of coriander powder
1 Tbsp of Kashmiri red chilly powder
1 tsp of hot red chilly
1 tsp of fennel powder
1 tsp of chana masala/garam masala
1/2 tsp of turmeric
Salt and pepper to taste
1 Tbsp of oil
Directions
- Cook the chana with half of the onion, cinnamon, star anise, cardamom, salt and enough water until the chana is nicely cooked or just pressure cook them to save time.
- Drain the chana and save its water for gravy. Set aside about 1/4 cup of chana for later use.
- In a pan, heat oil and then add curry leaves and rest of the sliced onion and fry until the onion starts to brown.
- Now slow down the heat and add all the dry powder and fry for a min.
- Then add the reserved water and let it come to boil. Add chana and simmer for 2-4 minutes.
- Now take the reserved 1/4 cup of chana and mash it well with a fork and add it to the gravy. Let it cook for 2-4 min until it is nice and thick.
- Add little more water if you want more gravy or mash little bit more chana if it needs to be thickened more. Serve it with puttu, appam, dosa or chapati.
