White Chickpeas Curry / Vella Kadala Curry

White chickpeas curry is a cashew based delicious semi thick gravy dish made with white chickpeas also known as vella kadala  in Kerala goes well as a aside dish with rice, chapathi, poori, roti, naan, idiyappam or appam.White Chickpeas Curry/ Vella Kadala Curry recipe is given below with step by step photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare White Chickpeas Curry /Vella Kadala Curry.

Ingredients:-

White Chickpeas.   -1 cup
Onion.                    -1 large
Green chillies.         -3
Grated coconut.       -1 cup
Cashewnuts.             -8
Kuskus /Popy seeds.-1tsp
Fennel seeds.           - 2tsp
Curry leaves.            -1spring
Cinnamon.                -1 inch stick
Turmeric powder.     -1/4 tsp
Red chilli powder     -1and 1/2 tsp

Coriander leaves.     - few
Salt.                          - to taste
Mustard seeds.          -1tsp
Coconut oil.              -1tbsp

Instructions:-

Wash and soak white chickpeas in water overnight and pressure cook the soaked white chickpeas adding sufficient water and 1tsp salt for 6 whistles.Grind grated coconut along with cashewnuts, fennel seeds, kuskus and cinnamon to a fine paste without adding water.

 In a vessel add the pressure cooked white chickpeas and ground coconut cashew paste. Mix well and boil for 2 minutes on low flame. Keep aside the boiled white chickpeas coconut cashew masala gravy.

Method:- 

 
1). Heat coconut oil in a wide bottom kadai and splutter mustard seeds and saute. Add half slit green chillies and saute well in oil for a second.Add finely chopped onion and a pinch of salt into the kadai and saute well till onion becomes translucent.

 

2). Add red chilly powder and turmeric powder into the kadai and mix well.

 

3). Add boiled white chickpeas coconut cashew masala gravy into the kadai and mix well.

 

4). Cover and cook the gravy for 5 minutes on low flame. Add 1tsp coconut oil into the semi thick gravy and mix well. Switch off the flame.

5). Add finely chopped coriander leaves or celery into the kadai.

 

6). Transfer the white chickpea curry to a serving bowl.

A very tasty White Chickpeas Curry / Vella Kadala Curry is ready to serve with rice, chapathi, roti, naan, appam or idiyappam.