Ingredients

• 1 cup - black channa, boiled
• 3 - garlic cloves
• 1 tsp - turmeric powder
• 5 - green chillies
• Salt to taste
• To grind:
• 1/2 cup - coconut, grated
• 1/4 - onion
• 1 stick - cinnamon
• 3 - cardamom
• 4 - red chillies
• 3 tbsp - coriander powder
• For seasoning:
• 1 tsp - mustard
• 14 - curry leaves

How to Make Kala channa Masala (Kerala variety)

• Fry all the ingredients to be ground in 1 tbsp of oil.
• Cool it and grind to a fine paste.
• Boil the kala channa and keep separate.
• Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan.
• Add garlic to it.
• Pour in the paste and add turmeric, green chillies, salt and channa.
• Let it boil for 10 mins.
• For seasoning:
• Add oil in a kadai.
• Put in mustard till it splatters.
• Add the curry leaves and pour over the curry.
• It can be served with rice or chapattis.