Kadalai curry (selvieam)

Kadalai curry (selvieam)

kadalai curry:
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black kadalai - 1 cup soaked and pressure cook 4 to 5 whistles.
then add salt 1 tsp and boil for 5 mins.

in a kadai, add 2 tsp of oil, add 2 big onion finely chopped, curry leaves few , fry nicely for 3 mins.

then add 1 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste coarsely ground and fry for a while.

then add 1 big size tomato finely chopped and fry for 3 minutes, till the tomato mashes nicely.

now add 1/2 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp dhania powder, 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder and fry till raw smell goes out of it.

now add 1 to 1 1/2 tsp of mutton masala powder ( i use aachi mutton masala) otherwise curry powder , fry till nice aroma comes out of it. sprinkle little water if the curry comes very dry.

then add little pudhina, coriander leaves chopped.

then add cooked black channa with water cover and cook for sometime.

(optional: we can even add soya chunk or soya granules in this stage).

now grind, 1/4 tsp of fennel seeds, 2 tblsp of cooked black channa, 2 tblsp of coconut grated, one medium size onion and grind it to a fine paste.

now add this paste to the curry, check for salt allow it cook for 5 mins.

this goes well with chappathi, puri, putti. some people likes with kerala parotta.