Channa Kurma Recipe – South Indian Style | Kondakadalai Kurma with detailed photo and video recipe. This is an excellent flavoured South Indian gravy-based curry recipe prepared with spices and coconut masala. It is an ideal multipurpose curry that can be the best choice for roti and rice, including lunch and dinner. In addition, it can also be a good condiment for various street food and chaat recipes.
Channa Kurma Recipe—South Indian Style | Kondakadalai Kurma with Step-by-Step Photo and Video Recipe. Channa-based recipes are typical of various South Indian and North Indian cuisines. It is loaded with protein and fibre and is used in rice, curries, and chat recipes. One simple and easy recipe is channa kurma, known for its rich and creamy texture and taste.
Typically, North Indian cuisine follows a standard process to prepare a gravy or curry with a tomato and onion base. However, the South Indian gravy curry is made slightly differently. This is mainly due to the ingredients natively available across different states. Coconut is readily available and used in almost all recipes. Particularly in curry or kurma recipes, it is a mandatory ingredient. Moreover, whenever we talk about chana masala, we assume it is North Indian. But this channa kurma recipe will pleasantly surprise everyone with its texture, creamy and rich flavours. Do try this recipe; I am sure your family and friends would appreciate it.
Furthermore, some more related and additional tips, suggestions and variants to the popular and healthy channa kurma recipe. Firstly, I have soaked the channa overnight before using it in this curry. Canned or frozen does not suit this recipe well, hence I would not recommend this for this curry. Secondly, the kurma can be prepared with green or red chillies, making it versatile. However, adding red chillies makes it a bright red, attractive curry. Lastly, you may extend this recipe by adding other veggies and paneer to make it a mixed vegetable kurma. However, ensure that chana is visible and other veggies do not overpower it.
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Channa Kurma Recipe - South Indian Style | Kondakadalai Kurma
Ingredients
for pressure cooker:
- 1½ cup chole/chickpea, soaked
- 4 cup water
- 1 tsp salt
- pinch baking soda
for masala paste:
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp fennel
- 1 black cardamom
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp cloves
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 inch ginger, sliced
- 3 clove garlic
- 1 tomato, sliced
- 1 cup coconut
for curry:
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 onion, sliced
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tbsp chilli powder
- 2 tbsp chana masala
- 1 tomato, finely chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped
- ½ lemon
Instructions
- Firstly, put 1½ cups chole, 4 cups water, 1 tsp salt, and a pinch of baking soda in a pressure cooker.
- Pressure cook for 5 whistles or until the chole is cooked well. Keep aside.
- To prepare the masala paste, heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan. Add 1 tsp fennel, 1 black cardamom, 1 inch cinnamon, 1 tsp pepper, and 1 tsp cloves.
- Saute on a low flame till the spices turn aromatic.
- Add 1 onion, 1 inch ginger, 3 clove garlic and saute well.
- Also, add 1 tomato and cook till the tomato softens.
- Further add 1 cup of coconut and cook till the coconut turns golden brown.
- Cool completely, and transfer to the mixer jar. Add 1 ladleful of boiled chole and water.
- Blend to a smooth paste. Keep aside.
- In a large kadai, heat 2 tbsp oil and saute 1 tsp cumin.
- Saute 1 onion till it turns golden brown.
- Keeping the flame on low, add ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tbsp chilli powder, 2 tbsp chana masala and saute till the masala turns aromatic.
- Further add 1 tomato and saute well.
- Now add prepared masala paste and cook well till the oil separates.
- Also add boiled chole, 1 tsp salt and mix well, adjusting the consistency.
- Simmer for 10 minutes, or until the chole absorbs all the flavour.
- Add in 2 tbsp coriander, ½ lemon and mix well.
- Finally, enjoy Chana Kurma Recipe with poori and roti.
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How to make Channa Kurma with Step-by-step Photos
- Firstly, put 1½ cups chole, 4 cups water, 1 tsp salt, and a pinch of baking soda in a pressure cooker.
- Pressure cook for 5 whistles or until the chole is cooked well. Keep aside.
- To prepare the masala paste, heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan. Add 1 tsp fennel, 1 black cardamom, 1 inch cinnamon, 1 tsp pepper, and 1 tsp cloves.
- Saute on a low flame till the spices turn aromatic.
- Add 1 onion, 1 inch ginger, 3 clove garlic and saute well.
- Also, add 1 tomato and cook till the tomato softens.
- Further add 1 cup of coconut and cook till the coconut turns golden brown.
- Cool completely, and transfer to the mixer jar. Add 1 ladleful of boiled chole and water.
- Blend to a smooth paste. Keep aside.
- In a large kadai, heat 2 tbsp oil and saute 1 tsp cumin.
- Saute 1 onion till it turns golden brown.
- Keeping the flame on low, add ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tbsp chilli powder, 2 tbsp chana masala and saute till the masala turns aromatic.
- Further add 1 tomato and saute well.
- Now add prepared masala paste and cook well till the oil separates.
- Also add boiled chole, 1 tsp salt and mix well, adjusting the consistency.
- Simmer for 10 minutes, or until the chole absorbs all the flavour.
- Add in 2 tbsp coriander, ½ lemon and mix well.
- Finally, enjoy Chana Kurma Recipe with poori and roti.
Notes:
- Firstly, adding baking soda while cooking chole helps to soften it well.
- Also, coconut gives a good flavour to the chole curry.
- Additionally, grinding he coconut gives the creaminess to the gravy.
- Finally, Chana Kurma Recipe tastes great when served hot and spicy.