Name: Kerala Style Kadala Curry
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
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)

Kerala Style Kadala Curry

Easy way to make kadala curry for puttu

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Kerala

Servings 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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Response (4)

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sherin March 26, 2007

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legy vinod April 15, 2010

The recipe was so easy and also yummy..

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Divya February 1, 2009

Very tasty… Simple to prepare yet an excellent dish… Goes well with puttu… Thanks for this easy and yummy receipe

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priya varma August 21, 2006

absolutely great,tasty and very easy to make,goes gr8 with puttu,idli……….its yummy,thank u for ur recipe

4 from 4 votes (4 ratings without comment)

Kerala Style Kadala Curry