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Kothamalli Channa Curry Recipe

May 11, 2011

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Kothamalli Channa Curry recipe with step by step photos. A delicious and lip smacking side dish to serve with rotis, phulkas or pooris. This recipe is completely vegan, aromatic and flavorful and your guests will keep asking for more, if you serve them this awesome tasting curry.

This is one recipe that was adapted to suit our vegetarian palate. I happened to see a chef making this curry in a T.V. show and was really hooked to it. He made it with chicken and called it kothimeera kodi vepudu.

kothamalli channa curry

It seemed so easy and I passed this recipe on to my friend J, as she eats chicken. One Sunday when I dropped by her home, her housekeeper was making this curry and I was totally hooked to the aroma that wafted from the kitchen.

They all raved about it so much and told me that it had become one of their hot favorites and a sunday staple to be served for lunch with biryani and phulkas. And I had to make it immediately too.

kothamalli channa curry

I made it on the same day using boiled channa that was sitting in the fridge and served it with phulkas for dinner and the aroma while this was cooking had us all salivating.

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Kothamalli Channa Curry recipe with stepwise photos:

kothamalli channa curry recipe step1

1. Clean and wash coriander leaves, chop roughly and set aside.

2. Blanch tomatoes, puree it and set aside.

kothamalli channa curry recipe step2

3. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan. Add onion, ginger, garlic and sautΓ© till the onions turn pink. Add clove, cardamom and cinnamon and sautΓ© for a minute.

4. Switch off stove and immediately add red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder and roast in the pan heat itself. Set aside to cool.

kothamalli channa curry recipe step3

5. Once cool, transfer to a mixie jar. Add chopped coriander leaves.

6. Grind to a fine paste adding very little water.

kothamalli channa curry recipe step4

7. Heat the remaining oil in the same pan. Add ground paste and sautΓ© over a low flame till the raw smell disappears.
The paste should cook well and will come together in a ball.

8. Add tomato puree, mix well and close with a lid. Let it cook for 5 mins over low flame.

kothamalli channa curry recipe step5

9. Add kabuli channa, channa masala or garam masala powder, salt, 1/4 to 1/2 cup water, mix well and close with a lid.

10. Cook over low flame till all the flavors merge well and the for the curry to thicken a little bit. This should take another 5 to 7 mins. Take off stove.

kothamalli channa masala recipe

11. Kothamalli channa curry is ready to be served hot with rotis, phulkas or pooris.

While the recipe may look more like the regular chana masala, its more flavorful and aromatic comaparatively. Feel free to adapt it your taste buds by using any vegetable of your choice.

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Kothamalli Channa Curry recipe details below:

Kothamalli Channa Curry

Radhika
Kothamalli channa curry with step by step photos. Serve as side dish with rotis and phulkas
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • Kabuli Channa or White chick peas - 1 cup boiled
  • Kothamalli / Coriander leaves - 1 bunch
  • Onion - 2
  • Ginger - 1 inch piece
  • Garlic - 4 pods
  • Tomato - 4
  • Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
  • Cardamom - 2
  • Cloves - 2
  • Red chili powder - 1 tsp
  • Coriander powder - 2 tsp
  • Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Chana masala powder or Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
  • Salt - to taste
  • Oil - 4 tbsp



Instructions
 

Preparation:

  • If using channa that has been refrigerated, let it thaw for 15 to 20 mins.
  • Clean and wash coriander leaves, chop roughly and set aside.
  • Chop onions into juliennes. Blanch tomatoes, puree it and set aside.

How to make Kothamalli Channa Curry:

  • Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan. Add onion, ginger, garlic and sautΓ© till the onions turn pink.
  • Add clove, cardamom and cinnamon and sautΓ© for a minute.
  • Switch off stove and immediately add red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder and roast in the pan heat itself. Set aside to cool.
  • Once cool, transfer to a mixie jar. Add chopped coriander leaves and grind to a fine paste adding very little water.
  • Heat the remaining oil in the same pan. Add ground paste and sautΓ© over a low flame till the raw smell disappears.
  • The paste should cook well and will come together in a ball.
  • Add tomato puree, mix well and close with a lid. Let it cook for 5 mins over low flame.
  • Add kabuli channa, channa masala or garam masala powder, salt, 1/4 to 1/2 cup water, mix well and close with a lid.
  • Cook over low flame till all the flavors merge well and the for the curry to thicken a little bit.
  • This should take another 5 to 7 mins. Take off stove.
  • Kothamalli channa curry is ready to be served hot with rotis, phulkas or pooris.
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  1. Sushma Mallya

    May 11, 2011 at 3:58 pm

    looks delicious ..love the flavour of coriander leaves..I am sure ur family loved it πŸ™‚

    Reply
  2. Radhika

    May 11, 2011 at 4:05 pm

    That was so quick. Thank you Sushma.

    Reply
  3. Kurinji

    May 11, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    Delicious, yummy and innovative recipe. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  4. Sarah

    May 11, 2011 at 4:45 pm

    looks yummy!

    Reply
  5. sangee vijay

    May 11, 2011 at 4:46 pm

    Hey this is something new n interesting recipe dear…like your creativity…looks so inviting n tempting too…thanx for sharing!!! Bookmarked !!!

    Reply
  6. Sarah

    May 11, 2011 at 4:51 pm

    what a great idea! seems yummy!

    Reply
  7. Divya.M

    May 11, 2011 at 4:54 pm

    really interesting…recipe…

    Reply
  8. Shanthi

    May 11, 2011 at 5:05 pm

    Looks gorgeous and I can smell the aroma here

    Reply
  9. Hamaree Rasoi

    May 11, 2011 at 5:27 pm

    these days i get to see only cartoon channels πŸ™ not even news updates… this coriander based curry with chana sounds very delicious

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

    Reply
  10. Santosh Bangar

    May 11, 2011 at 6:01 pm

    u make me hungry saw the chana curry looks tempting

    Reply
  11. Prathibha

    May 11, 2011 at 6:25 pm

    Lovely flavors in it….love chickpeas n coriander n this combo shud be nice..:)

    Reply
  12. Premalatha Aravindhan

    May 11, 2011 at 6:31 pm

    Delicious curry,yummy with coriander flavor…

    Reply
  13. Ambreen

    May 11, 2011 at 6:49 pm

    Oh Yum! This looks great. Very nice recipe & beautiful pics!

    Reply
  14. Suja

    May 11, 2011 at 6:52 pm

    Delicious channa masala,love the flavors combined.

    Reply
  15. divya

    May 11, 2011 at 7:48 pm

    Beautiful presentation, irresistible and delicious curry…

    Reply
  16. Kairali sisters

    May 11, 2011 at 7:53 pm

    wow!great flavors for sure, looks too good radhika,..

    Reply
  17. Vimitha Anand

    May 11, 2011 at 8:32 pm

    Nice flavorful and aromatic curry… Yum…

    Reply
  18. Sharmilee! :)

    May 11, 2011 at 8:35 pm

    Wow flavourful curry…addition of coriander sounds intersting

    Reply
  19. Prathima Shivraj

    May 11, 2011 at 9:24 pm

    Very flavorful, deliciuos. Beautiful presentation.

    Reply
  20. Nithya

    May 11, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    Lovely combo of channa and coriander. So flavorful and yummy πŸ™‚

    Reply
  21. Prathima Shivraj

    May 11, 2011 at 9:26 pm

    Sounds flavorful, beautiful presentation.

    Reply
  22. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal

    May 11, 2011 at 9:55 pm

    I love the twist in the gravy. Wonderfully presented, great pic πŸ™‚

    Reply
  23. Reshmi Mahesh

    May 11, 2011 at 10:29 pm

    Delicious curry with full of flavors…

    Reply
  24. ChitraKrishna

    May 11, 2011 at 10:44 pm

    Sounds so aromatic Radhika.

    Reply
  25. SouthIndianHome

    May 11, 2011 at 11:33 pm

    Looks absolutely delicious. Loved the addition of Kothamalli

    South Indian Home

    Reply
  26. Nitha

    May 12, 2011 at 12:56 am

    delicious one.. Thats should be perfect with chapathi..

    Reply
  27. Harika's Kitchen

    May 12, 2011 at 1:16 am

    Super curry.

    Reply
  28. Vidhya

    May 12, 2011 at 1:17 am

    Curry is indeed bursting with flavors.Loved it.

    Reply
  29. Swathi

    May 12, 2011 at 1:40 am

    Kothamalli channa curry looks awesome delicious, i am in search of new curries for rotis.

    Reply
  30. SravsCulinaryConcepts

    May 12, 2011 at 1:42 am

    new to me !! wonderful curry and well presented !!

    Reply
  31. Priya

    May 12, 2011 at 2:40 am

    Green channa curry looks excellent,simply delicious..

    Reply
  32. Vardhini

    May 12, 2011 at 10:17 am

    New recipe .. love the pictures .. yum

    Vardhini
    VardhinisKitchen

    Reply
  33. jeyashrisuresh

    May 12, 2011 at 8:12 pm

    my mom makes this one and we love to relish this with veg biryani. Yours reminded me of that. U made it so well and flavourful too

    Reply
  34. Shanavi

    May 12, 2011 at 10:46 pm

    Very flavourful curry,..Perfect for roti’s..Neat presentation

    Reply
  35. Rinku Naveen

    May 13, 2011 at 12:11 am

    Hi Radhika
    This curry looks delicious.
    Thanks for visiting my space and leaving a comment.
    Glad to visit your space and follow you too.

    Reply
  36. Rinku Naveen

    May 13, 2011 at 12:13 am

    Hi Radhika
    This curry looks delicious.
    Thanks for visiting my space.
    Glad to visit and follow you..

    Reply
  37. Sobha Shyam

    May 13, 2011 at 2:08 am

    nice recipe..looks delicious n yummy..masala looks very colorful πŸ™‚

    Reply
  38. julie

    May 14, 2011 at 1:53 am

    Thanx for visiting my blog.. you have a wonderful space too..yummmmy recipes..adding you to my blogroll πŸ™‚

    Reply
  39. Rathi

    May 14, 2011 at 3:30 am

    hmm I like the idea of flavoring the channa with Cilantro/Kothamalli.. yumm πŸ™‚

    Reply
  40. Suchi

    May 14, 2011 at 1:49 pm

    yum, yum, super swell- will give it a try

    Reply
  41. Prathima Rao

    May 14, 2011 at 2:52 pm

    The gravy looks mouthwatering!!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

    Reply

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