Ingredients:Black Channa Dal - 1 cup (soak them for 8 hours in water)
Onion - 2nos (chopped)
Tomato - 2nos (chopped)
Ginger& garlic paste - 1 Tsp
Cloves - 2nos
Cinnamon - small piece
Cumin seeds - 1/2tsp
Coconut gratted- 3-4 tsp
Chilli powder - 1 Tsp
Coriander powder - 1 1/2 Tsp
Oil - 2 Tspoon
Coriander leaves - to garnish
Salt - to taste
Preparation:
1)Boil the soaked channa dal till becomes soft and keep aside
2)Grind the gratted coconut with cumin seeds into fine paste
3)Heat oil in a pan, add onions, cloves and Cinnamon fry them for few mins
4)Add ginger and garlic paste fry them till the raw smell goes
5)Then add tomatoes and salt. fry till oil separates
6)Add channa dal and 1/2 cup of water allow them to boil, then add chilli powder,coriander powder 5-10mins
7)Finally add the coconut paste and cook till it becomes thick gravy and garnish with coriander leaves
Kadala curry is ready to serve with puttu, appam, Chapathi, puri, bread and dosa