00:00Today's recipe, Coconut Chickpea Curry.
00:05As simple as it sounds.
00:07And as simple as it is.
00:10Let's begin.
00:18Literally a South Indian style of making Chana.
00:23And by Chana, I mean Kabuli Chana.
00:25Well, we all associate Chana with Punjab, with Delhi, with Haryana,
00:30with Lucknow and places like that.
00:32But for a change, a South Indian Chickpea recipe.
00:36Let's begin with the wet paste.
00:38First thing's first, freshly grated Coconut.
00:44To this, untoasted Coriander seeds.
00:48Along with this, a touch of Turmeric powder.
00:51Couple of dried Red Chillies.
00:55Well, instead of this, you could also add in Chilli powder, of course.
00:59Let's add in untoasted Fennel seeds.
01:02A generous pinch of Black Mustard seeds.
01:09Cloves.
01:10A tiny piece of Star Anise, just pinch it.
01:14Couple of blades of Mace.
01:19A stick of Cinnamon.
01:26Couple of Peppercorns for that extra added spice.
01:30And last but not the least, a tiny little smidgen of Nutmeg.
01:35Let's add in 3 tbsp of Cold Water.
01:39Cover this and grind this into a fine and smooth paste.
01:49Our wet paste is done and ready.
01:52Let's move on to the next component and that is the tempering.
01:55Let's keep this aside for now.
01:58And begin straight in the pressure cooker.
02:01Now this way, you'll end up saving a lot of time because...
02:06...the Channa needs to be pressure cooked.
02:083-4 whistles and that should be perfect.
02:10In case, you have pre-cooked Channa or canned Channas.
02:14You can begin directly with the tempering.
02:17Open the can and straight add in the can of Chickpeas with the water.
02:21Remember this.
02:22High flame and add in regular vegetable oil.
02:27Let's begin with chopped Ginger.
02:29Chopped Green Chillies.
02:32Curry leaves.
02:34And chopped Onions.
02:38Let's saute this for a couple of minutes.
02:41And once the Onions turn translucent, I'm going to add in the ground paste.
02:47Let's stir this well.
02:49And add in our soaked Chickpeas.
02:53Salt.
02:55And chopped Tomatoes.
02:58Let's stir this well.
03:02And add in thin Coconut Milk.
03:09We stir this well.
03:12Allow this to cook under pressure for 20 minutes.
03:17Or under 3 whistles.
03:23Once the whistles are done, off goes the flame.
03:25Allow the pressure to completely settle down.
03:28After which, we'll check for seasoning, make a quick stir.
03:31And then this straight goes on the dinner table.
03:39With this, our Coconut Chickpea Curry is done and ready.
03:43Now what do you serve this with?
03:44You can serve this with a couple of things.
03:46You can serve this with Sannas, of course they go in.
03:49But they'll go very well with something like this.
03:52You can serve this with Puttu.
03:53You can serve this with Rice.
03:56You can serve this with Ghee Rice, Lemon Rice.
03:58Or quintessentially with Malwari Parathas.
04:01Make this for your family, make this for your friends.
04:04And see how they smile back at you.
04:05This is me the Bombay Chef, Varun Inamdar, signing off.
04:09Bye for now.
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