Kondai Kadalai curry / chickpea curry

 Konda kadalai curry is the chick pea masala made in tamilnadu. konda kadalai is chick pea in tamil. This curry is simple and easy to make. It goes well with rice and roti.

Requirements :

Black Chick pea – 2 cup

Shallots – 6

Dry chilly – 5

Green chilly – 2

Grated coconut – 2 tbs

Tomato – 4

Ginger – 1’’ piece

Garlic – 4 cloves

Coriander seeds – ½ tsp

Cumin – ½ tsp

Pepper – ½ tsp

Cinnamon – a stick

Cloves – 2

Aniseed – ½ tsp

Oil – 1 tbs

Curry leave – a sprig

Method :

 Soak the chick pea for ten hours and pressure cook for four whistles.

Grind shallots , cumin , pepper , tomato , ginger , garlic , coriander ,  chillies , cinnamon , cloves ,aniseeds , tomato and coconut in to a fine paste.

Heat oil in a pan , add mustard seeds and allow to splutter.

Add curry leaves and grounded masala. Stir well.

Cook the masala till the oil separates on top and raw smell of masala leaves.

Add the cooked chick pea and a cup of water.

Add required salt and allow it to cook for another ten minutes.

Kondai kadalai curry is ready to serve.

Note :

 I used black chick pea , you can use the white one.

The masala can be grounded and store in fridge.