Fresh chickpea Kurma ( Garbanzo Beans Kurma)

Fresh chickpeas (Garbanzo beans) has many good qualities. It does not grow in cans but in pods. They are bright green in fresh pods. The beans will start to dry in their pods and become dried chickpeas which is very famous and available in all stores. But the fresh peas has a peculiar taste. 

Shelling out the chickpea from its pods are the tough job in this dish but it worth the time spent. Chickpea offers a starchy, buttery and a mild bean flavor that is both sweet and nutty. Chickpea have less protein value when compared to others, and also have a slightly higher fat content. Chickpeas contains folate, magnesium and insoluble fiber to help support healthy digestion. 

Lets do it....

Ingredients:

Chickpeas - 1 cup (shelled out)
Onion - 1 medium chopped
Potato - 1 cubed
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
Briyani leaf - 2
Turmeric powder - pinch
Salt as required
oil 2 tbsp
Butter - 1 tbsp
Coriander to garnish

To grind:

Coconut - 3 tbsp (shredded)
Green chilli - 2 (as per spice level)
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Cashew - 10 nos
Ginger - 1 inch
Garlic - 2

Preparation:

1) Shell out the chickpeas from its pods and wash it under running water and keep it aside.

2) Grind all the ingredients under to grind section. Make a fine paste adding little water.

3) Heat a cooker and add oil. Once heated add cloves, cinnamon, briyani leaves.

4) Then add chopped onions and cook it until translucent. Add in cubed potato, salt and turmeric powder and mix well.

5) Now add in the washed chickpeas and the ground coconut paste. Mix well and add required salt and water.

6) Add a tbsp of butter and allow it to melt. Close the lid and pressure cook it in high until 1 st whistle.

7) Cook another 5 - 7 mins in medium low heat.

8) Once the pressure is released from cooker transfer it to a serving bowl and garnish it with fresh coriander leaves.

Notes:

1) You can add kasa kasa (soaked in water) while grinding coconut paste.

2) Butter is an option. If you not want to add butter add in extra 2 tbsp of oil.

3) You can also use red chili in place of green chili. Red chili gives a different color to kurma.

4) You can also grind clove, cinnamon with coconut. But not the briyani leaf.


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Curry leaf Chicken (Dry)

Curry leaf chicken is my favorite. We usually through off the curry leaf from dish. But curry leaf has all good nutrition that our body needs. My grandma use to say that it is very good for hair. She use to roast it and add it to coconut oil for hair massage. Curry leaf has lots of uses to our body.

In my previous post i have mentioned that i use curry leaf as paste and powder in many dishes. My friend asked me to post one. So here it is. It is a very simple dish and it tastes really good. Kids who through curry leaf out from their dish will never find out that this chicken is done with curry leaves. Its one way of clever move to make kids eat curry leaves.

Ingredients:

Chicken thighs - 1/2 kg (boneless)
Curry leaves - 1 cup loosely packed
Green chili - 2 or 3( As per spice level)
Ginger - 1 inch
Garlic - 2
Cloves - 2
Cardamon - 1
Cinnamon - 1 inch
Cashew - 5 broken
Turmeric powder pinch
Salt as required
Oil as needed

Preparation:

1) Grind all ingredients except chicken into a fine paste.

2) Clean and cut chicken into medium sized pieces.

3) In a bowl mix the ground paste, turmeric powder, salt and chicken and marinate for at-least 2 hrs. I marinated it overnight.

4) In a pan add 2 tbsp oil and add the marinated chicken. Scrap all the curry masala left in the bowl to the pan.

5) Cook the chicken covered in medium-high for 5 mins. The masala slightly sticks to the pan.

6) At this stage add 1 tbsp of oil and scrap all the masala together. Mix well with chicken and cook covered for 5 - 7 min in low flame (simmer).

7) At this point the oil starts to ooze out. Once again mix the chicken with the masala. Cook for another 2 - 3 mins uncovered.

8) Once you get a dry texture and when the chicken is cooked well remove from heat, garnish and serve.

Note:

1) I dint not temper. You can temper if you like.

2) I did not add onions. If you like fry onions separately and add it at 7 Th point.


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