Kadala / Chana curry

Ingredients

1. Black kadala / Chana - 1 cup
2. Onion - 1 medium
3. Red chilli - powder - 1 tbsp
4. Coriander powder  - 1.5 tbsp
5. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
6. Garam masala - 1/2 tbsp
7. Ginger - 1 inch
8. Garlic - 2 cloves
9. Water
10. Oil
11. Mustard - 1 tsp
12. Curry leaves
13. Shallot - 5
14. Green chilli - 1
15. Red chilli - 1
16. Grated coconut - 1/2 cup

Procedure 

1. Cook kadala and salt in a pressure cooker. Wait till 10 whistles.
2. Cut onion finely lengthwise.
3. Make ginger garlic paste.
4. Grind coconut into a smooth paste by adding water.
5. In a pan, heat oil
6. Splutter mustard, red chilli
7. Add nicely cut shallots, slit green chilli, red chilli and curry leaves
8. Saute for 2 minutes
9. Add Onion into this and stir till becomes transparent and about to brown.
10. Add red chilli, turmeric and coriander powder and stir for 2 minutes
11. Add the cooked kadala along with the water to this.
12. Add the ground coconut paste to this
13. Add salt if required
14. Allow the curry to boil till it reaches the required consistency.
15. Yummy kadala curry is ready to be served with puttu or chappathi.