2008/12/04

KONDAKADALAI KURMA



INGREDIENTS:

Red channa dal - 2 cups
Onion-1
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon - 1
Bay leaves -2
Coriander leaves - few
Chilli powder-2 tbsps 
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp 
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Salt to taste 

TO GRIND FOR MASALA:

Onion-1/2 ,Tomato-1,Jeera-1 tsp, Coconut pieces - 4

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1)Soak channa dal overnight. Pressure cook them for 3-4 whistles. Keep it aside along the stock.
2)Heat oil in a kadai.Add Cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves. When it splutters add finely chopped onion.Fry till onion is part-cooked. 


3)Then,add grind mixture to it.Leave to boil. 


4) Then add boiled channa dal, chilli powder, turmeric, garam masala and Salt to it. Stir slowly.Cover with a lid. Leave in slow flame until oil separates out. Add Garnish it with coriander leaves.


Serve hot with Rotis or pooris. 

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14 comments:

Unknown said...

wow.. looks really perfect & yummy... best combi with Ritis..

Priya Suresh said...

I never thought of making kurmas with channadals..great recipe shama..i used to prepare kuzhambu..looks delicious..

Sushma said...

This looks yum

Gita Jaishankar said...

Hi the dish looks so yummy :) Is red channa dhal the same the regular channa dhal, can u pls clarify me on this....

Malar Gandhi said...

Kala Chana is absolutely right one for making korma or curry. Make them all the time....luv it.

Raks said...

Korma looks so good,i love red channa,thankz for sharing shama!

AnuSriram said...

That looks nice and delicious.. Make a perfect side for rotis...

Mahimaa's kitchen said...

first, i love the new look of ur blog..
second, i love the idea of making kurma with channa dhal.. nice dish.

Usha said...

Korma looks delicious !

Sum Raj said...

looks yummy and great healthy dish..

Lakshmi said...

Chana fits well for kurmas and currys. I make sambar with it and we love it. Kurma looks good.

Varsha Vipins said...

i love chana..esply with poori's..loved this curry shama..:)

Sujatha said...

looks good.. I make curry with this chana, but never tried your version.. your recipe sounds interesting.. bookmarking..

Unknown said...

chana looks so delicious shama

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