Kadalai Kulamabu

KADALAI KULAMBU

Ingredients:

white channa - 1 cup (soaked)

potato - 2 (cubed and skin peeled)

salt to taste

onions - 2 (chopped)

tomato - 2 (chopped)

green chilli - 3

cinnamon - 2"

cardamom - 2

cloves - 2

bay leaves - 1

corriander leaves - 1 handful (choppped)

coconut - 1 cup (grated)

roasted gram (pottu kadalai) - 1 handful

khus khus - 1 tsp

oil - 4 tbsp

ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

Method:

- grind the coconut to a fine paste

- in a pan add oil (1 tsp) fry cinnamon, green chillies , corriander leaves and allow that to cool

- grind them to a fine paste

- soak khus khus in water for 2 hrs

- grind khus khus and roasted gram to a fine paste by adding some water

- in a pressure cooker add oil

- add cardamom, cloves and bay leaf

- add onion and fry till golden brown

- add the tomatoes and ginger garlic paste and fry till the tomatoes are mushy

- now add the potatoes and soaked channa

- add the khus khus - gram paste

- add the salt

- add coconut paste and chilli paste

- mix well

- allow that to cook for 2 mins

- then pressure cook until done

- serve for rice or chappathi's