Vrutharacha Kadala Curry

Ingredients:

1 cup Kadala/ black/white chickpeas
1 Onion sliced
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
Salt

1 cup Coconut grated
1 tsp Chilli powder
2 tsp Coriander powder
1/4 tsp Fennel seeds / Perumjeerakam

Seasoning:
1 tsp mustard seeds
2 Dry red chilli
Curry leaves
1 tsp Coconut oil

How to prepare:

Soak kadala over night or minimum 8 hours.Cook kadala by adding onion,turmeric powder and salt in a pressure cooker.

Roast coconut and fennel seeds until coconut turns golden brown.Add chilli powder and coriander powder.Stirr well with out burning it.Allow it to cool.Grind well by adding some water to a smooth paste.

Heat a pan add 1 tsp coconut oil and splutter mustard seeds.Put dry chilli and curry leaves.Add coconut paste and cooked Kadala.Mix well and boil five minutes.