Kondakadalai Masala Kuzhambu Recipe with step by step pictures. This is made with Dry Chana ,Brinjal and Drumstick.
Kondakadalai Masala Kuzhambu
Chana kulambu my favourite. I love my mom's kadala theeyal so much and this is my recent favourite. It goes well with rice, but it can be had with puttu, appam or anything you like.
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Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..
Ingredients for Kondakalai Masala Kuzhambu
- Oil - 4 tblspn
- Onion - 1 large sliced
- Tomatoes - 2 chopped
- Curry leaves a handful
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Brinjal - 1 chopped
- Drumstick - 1 cut into pieces
- Dry Chana - 3 cups (I used kala chana)
For Grinding:
- Coconut - 1 cup grated
- Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 2 tsp
- Dry Red Chillies - 5 to 6
- Garlic - 2 cloves
How to make Kondakalai Masala Kuzhambu
- Soak chana overnight, drain water add it to a pressure cooker, cover with fresh water, add little salt and pressure cook this for 15 to 20 whistle till chana gets soft. Set aside.
- Grind all the ingredients given for grinding to a smooth paste. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a kadai. Add in onions and curry leaves. Saute till onions turn golden.
- Add in tomatoes, salt, turmeric and cook till mushy.
- Add in brinjal and drumstick along with some water. Cook covered till veggies are half cooked.
- Now add in the chana along with cooking liquid.. Add in coconut paste and mix well.
- Cover and simmer this till oil separates.
- Serve with rice.
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Kondakadalai Masala Kuzhambu Recipe with step by step pictures. This is made with Dry Chana ,Brinjal and Drumstick
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Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 304kcal
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp Oil
- 1 large Onion sliced
- 2 Tomatoes chopped
- Curry leaves a handful
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
- Salt to taste
- 1 Brinjal chopped
- 1 Drumstick cut into pieces
- 3 cups Dry Chana I used kala chana
- For Grinding:
- 1 cup Coconut grated
- 2 tsp Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf
- 5 to 6 Dry Red Chillies
- 2 cloves Garlic
Instructions
- Soak chana overnight, drain water add it to a pressure cooker, cover with fresh water, add little salt and pressure cook this for 15 to 20 whistle till chana gets soft. Set aside.
- Grind all the ingredients given for grinding to a smooth paste. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a kadai. Add in onions and curry leaves. Saute till onions turn golden.
- Add in tomatoes, salt, turmeric and cook till mushy.
- Add in brinjal and drumstick along with some water. Cook covered till veggies are half cooked.
- Now add in the chana along with cooking liquid.. Add in coconut paste and mix well.
- Cover and simmer this till oil separates.
- Serve with rice.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servings | Calories: 304kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 36mg | Potassium: 763mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 1084IU | Vitamin C: 96mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2mg
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Kondakalai Masala Kuzhambu step by step pictures
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Anonymous
This looks delicious! I can't wait to make it. One question, the drumstick mentioned in the recipe looks like what is called okra where I live, would they be the same thing, or is this something different? Thank you!
Aarthi
@Anonymousokra is ladies finger, it is diff from drumstick. u can skip that add okra as well in this recipe
Pals D
So nice. I just used chana sprouts
Anonymous
Don't we need to add tamarind juice to this kolambu?
Lekha
This recipe's name is puli kolumbu but where is the puli?
Narmada
It came out well...I added tamarind with this, taste awesome!!!!
Subash Charan
How many hours should the chana be soaked .... ???Approximately.....!??!
Foodlover
I usually do this once in a week. I use tamarind and tomato .