Kadala Kuruma / Black Chickpeas Kurma

Ingredients:

1/2 cup black chick peas / kadala

2 small onions, sliced

1 tbsp crushed ginger-garlic

3-4 green chillies, slit

1 sprig curry leaves

5-6 cashew nuts, soaked in little water

1/2 tsp pepper powder

1/4 tsp garam masala

1/2 of 1 tomato, sliced into round pieces

1/3 cup thick coconut milk

3 shallots, sliced

3-4 cashew nuts

salt to taste

1 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped

oil, as required

Preparation:

1. Soak kadala / chickpeas in water for 6-8 hours or overnight.
2. In a pressure cooker, add soaked chickpeas , salt and enough water and cook for 4-5 whistles at medium flame till soft. Drain the water and keep it aside.
3. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and add sliced onions and little salt and saute well till soft.
4. Add crushed ginger-garlic and mix well.
5. Add slit green chillies and curry leaves and saute well. Switch off the flame and allow to cool.
6. Then grind to a smooth paste adding soaked cashew nuts and keep it aside.
7. In a pan, add cooked chick peas, ground paste, salt and enough hot water and mix well and allow to boil.
8. Add pepper powder and garam masala , mix well and boil well.
9. Add sliced tomato and boil for 1-2 minutes.
10. Now add thick coconut milk and mix well. Switch off the flame.
11. Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan and fry sliced shallots, few cashew nuts and curry leaves.
12. Pour this over the curry and add chopped coriander leaves. Mix well and serve hot...

Recipe Source: Fadwas Kitchen (YouTube)