Easy Channa Kurma Recipe - South Indian Style | Kondakadalai Kurma

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 520 minutes
  • Yield: 6 Servings
  • Category: curry
  • Cuisine: south indian

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

Method

  1. Firstly, put 1½ cups chole, 4 cups water, 1 tsp salt, and a pinch of baking soda in a pressure cooker.
  2. Pressure cook for 5 whistles or until the chole is cooked well. Keep aside.
  3. 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.
  4. Saute on a low flame till the spices turn aromatic.
  5. Add 1 onion, 1 inch ginger, 3 clove garlic and saute well.
  6. Also, add 1 tomato and cook till the tomato softens.
  7. Further add 1 cup of coconut and cook till the coconut turns golden brown.
  8. Cool completely, and transfer to the mixer jar. Add 1 ladleful of boiled chole and water.
  9. Blend to a smooth paste. Keep aside.
  10. In a large kadai, heat 2 tbsp oil and saute 1 tsp cumin.
  11. Saute 1 onion till it turns golden brown.
  12. Keeping the flame on low, add ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tbsp chilli powder, 2 tbsp chana masala and saute till the masala turns aromatic.
  13. Further add 1 tomato and saute well.
  14. Now add prepared masala paste and cook well till the oil separates.
  15. Also add boiled chole, 1 tsp salt and mix well, adjusting the consistency.
  16. Simmer for 10 minutes, or until the chole absorbs all the flavour.
  17. Add in 2 tbsp coriander, ½ lemon and mix well.
  18. Finally, enjoy Chana Kurma Recipe with poori and roti.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.