Kerala vella kadala curry with coconut milk

Ingredients:

White chick peas/vella kadala – 1 cup (soaked overnight)

Red onions  -1 big

Green chilly -2 no:s

Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp

Red chili powder – 1tsp

Coriander powder -3 tbsp

Garam masala- ½ tbsp

Curry leaves -1 sprout

Mustard seeds- 1tsp

Thick coconut milk -¼ cup

Salt as needed

Oil -2 tsp

Preperation:

Wash the chick peas well and soak it at least for 6 hours or overnight. Drain and cook the chick peas with salt, turmeric powder and adequate water in a pressure cooker until it cooks well.

Mean time, heat oil in a wok. Add mustard seeds, when it sputters add curry leaves, chopped green chilies and chopped onions. Sauté well till the onions becomes translucent. Now reduce flame to medium and add the powders one by one and cook till raw smell is completely gone. Add the cooked kadala/chick peas along with its water and bring to boil. Lastly adjust salt and add the thick coconut milk. While adding the coconut milk reduce the flame well. Stir well for couple of minutes. Kadala curry done.Serve hot with appam, idiyappam, puttu.

Courtesy : My mother in law