Chickpea Curry

[tulipdxb]

Chickpea Curry

Chickpeas-2 cups(soaked overnight)
Coconut – 1 cup
Coriander seeds- 2 tsp.
Red chillis – 5-6 (or as required)
Tamarind – a small gooseberry size
Jeera – a pinch
Garlic – 3 cloves
Tomato-2 (optional)-chopped
Coconut Oil – 1 tsp.any oil can be used but coconut oil gives the true coastal flavour

Tempering :

Coconut oil – 3 tsp.
Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
Mustard – ½ tsp.
Garlic – one bulb(or as required)

Garnish :

Coriander leaves , chopped – 2 tbsp.

Method :

Pressure cook the chickpeas till soft. Keep aside ¼ cup of this.

Fry the red chillis and coriander seeds in 1 tsp. oil. , grind with coconut, tamarind and garlic. When half done, add the jeera and grind to a smooth paste. Remove and grind the ¼ cup chickpeas, (a little water can be added).

Add the ground mixtures and salt to the boiled chickpeas. If using tomatoes, add at this time.

Mix well and cook for 5mts., or till the raw smell disappears.

Tempering:

Heat oil. put in mustard seeds and when they splutter add sliced/crushed garlic cloves, fry till brown, add the curry leaves.
pour over the curry.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Goes well with aappam/bread/dosa/poori/puttu/rice/roti

Variation : pressure cook the chickpeas with peeled and cubed potatoes.

[Alan]

Is this the recipe for Channa or the black chicpea( small size) that you have with "puttu"?

[tulipdxb]

hi

this is the white variety which is called kabuli chana. brown/small chana is prepared in a different way.

[tulipdxb]

hi

there are many ways of preparing "kadala curry" (as it is called in Kerala) served with puttu.


Brown chana curry

brown chana – 2 cups
Red chilli - as required & coriander seeds - 2 tsp. (dry roast these)
Onion - 4, thinly sliced
Tomato- 3 chopped(can be pureed)
Desiccated coconut – 1 cup

Tempering :

Coconut oil – 2 tsp.
Mustard seeds- ½ tsp.
Curry leaves – 1-2 sprigs
Red chillis - 2-3

Soak the chanas overnight and pressure cook next day.

Dry-grind desiccated coconut, coriander seeds, red chilli and turmeric powder.

Heat oil. Put in mustard seeds, red chilli and curry leaves.

Sauté for a few seconds. Add onion and tomato , sauté till soft. Add chana, salt & coconut paste and mix well.

Cook for 5-10 minutes or till thick.

Sprinkle coriander leaves.

variation :

small red onions(1/2 cup peeled) can be used instead of the regular onions.

[Alan]

Thanks tulip

[southiecook]

We too cook the black channa in a similar manner, but my mom adds a few teaspoons of cooked channa along with the coconut mix while grinding. This gives the 'kadala curry' a creamy texture.

[Kavitha Ravi]

Any other method to cook chick peas?

[southiecook]

Sometimes I try this chick peas version of koottu..

Cook vegetables of your choice with salt and turmeric. Add cooked chick peas into it and bring to a boil. Grind a little coconut,cumin seeds and red chillies. Add the paste to the peas and bring to another boil. Finally, fry mustard,curry leaves,red chillies and a little coconut (grated) and season the koottu.

Variations:
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If you like the flavor of garlic you could add 1-2 cloves of garlic also while grinding the coconut.

Also, you could even add sliced and fried onions/tomatoes as part of the seasoning.

[dev]

Hi Kaviha Ravi,

here's a recipe for channa pulav... I tried it today & liked it a lot...
http://sugarsandsspice.wordpress.com.../channa-pulao/

[Kavitha Ravi]

Dear Dev, and Southiecook, thanks for the recipes, and links.
I will surely try them out. Thanks.