Masala Curry

Masala curry is one of the dishes in an Onasadya. Though the name is masala, it is mildly spiced that goes well with the other vegetable curries. The masala curry also tastes good with puttu, idiyappam / string hoppers / sevai and hoppers / appam.

the recipe

Black Garbanzo beans / kadala – ¼ cup

Green chilly – 1

Garlic – 5 -7

Boiled Potato – 2 small

Oil – 1 tbsp

Onion – 1

Ginger, chopped – 1 tbsp

Curry leaves – 1 sprig

Turmeric – ¼ tsp

Chilly powder – ½ - ¾ tsp

Garam Masala – ¼ - ½ tsp

Coconut – ¼ part

Salt to taste

the method

Soak the garbanzo beans overnight and cook it with garlic and green chilly.

Heat oil in a pan and stir in the onion. Add ginger and curry leaves and sauté for a minute. Add the turmeric, chilly powder and garam masala and stir for a minute. Then Add the cooked beans and diced potatoes. Add salt. Stir in the ground coconut paste and let it boil till the curry thickens.