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Kerala Style Kadala Curry

Easy way to make kadala curry for puttu
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Kadala
  • 5 - Shallots cut into small pieces, Kunjulli
  • 1 no Onion chopped
  • 3 - Garlic pods cut into small and crushed
  • 2 nos Red chillies cut into 3 pieces
  • 1/ 2 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves
  • 3/4 tsp Chilly powder
  • 11/2 tsp Coriander powder
  • 1/4 tsp Garam masala optional
  • 2 nos Cloves Grambu
  • 1/4 tsp Fennel seeds Perinjeerakam
  • 2 tsp Oil
  • Salt As reqd
  • Water As reqd

Instructions
 

  • Soak kadala overnight and pressure cook with salt, till done.
  • Mix together the coriander and chilly powder with little water to a paste and keep aside for 7 - 10 mins.
  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Splutter mustard seeds.
  • Add red chillies, shallots and curry leaves and saute for 2 mins.
  • Add onion and saute till light brown.
  • Add the crushed garlic, crushed clove-perinjeerakam and chilly-coriander paste and saute for 3 - 4 mins.
  • Add 2 tsp of water and wait for oil to separate.
  • Add the cooked kadala along with water.
  • Cook on low flame for 10 mins.
  • :- Serve hot with puttu.
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