Recipe : Green Chickpeas | Pachai Kondakadalai Gravy Easy Pressure Cooking Prep Time: 8 hours soaking time + 10 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Recipe Cuisine: Indian Recipe Category: Gravy Serves: 4 to 5 persons

About The Recipe : Green Colour Chickpeas Gravy | Pachai Kondakadalai Gravy recipe in a easy pressure cooking method with simple cashew-nuts base gravy mixture and spices, with step by step images and instruction. Follow the recipe as below...

Ingredients :

Pachai Kondakadalai \ Green Colour Chickpeas - 1 cup Large Onion - 1 no (chopped) Tomato - 2 no (chopped) Green Chili - 2 no Cashews - 1/4 cup Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp Cumin Seeds Powder - 1 tsp Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp Pepper Powder - 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Cloves - 4 no Cinnamon Stick - 2 no (each 2" long) Cardamom - 2 no Bay Leaves - 2 no Oil - 1 tbsp Butter - 1 tbsp Salt To Taste.

Method :

Preparation :  Wash and soak the green chickpeas \ pachai kondakadala for overnight with required water.

Steps To Make The Green Chickpeas \ Pachai Kondakadalai Gravy : Pressure cook the soaked green chickpeas for 1 whistle and 5 minutes over simmer with one and half cup of water and required salt. When all the steam has escaped, open the pan and keep aside. (Image 1)

To make the base gravy mixture, heat oil in a kadhai \ pan, add in the onion and curry leaves, saute till golden colour. (Image 2) Add in the tomato and green chili, saute till the tomato turns tender. (Image 3) Add in the cashews and cook for an minute. (Image 4) Then add in the red chili powder, cumin seeds powder, garam masala, pepper, turmeric powder and required salt. Stir for an minute or until its raw smell leaves. Then cool the base gravy mixture completely. (Image 5 and 6) Once cooled, grind the base gravy mixture into fine paste and keep aside. (Image 7)

To make the green chickpeas gravy, heat butter in a pressure cooker pan, roast the cloves, cinnamon stick, cardamom and bay leaves. (Image 8) Add in the ground base gravy mixture and stir for few seconds. (Image 9) Add in the pressure cooked green chickpeas, half a cup of water and required salt. Mix all and bring to boil, then pressure cook for 1 whistle. When all the steam has escaped, open the pan, mix altogether, add the coriander leaves, mix well and ready to serve.

Serving Suggestion : Serve hot with the poori, chapathi, idli or dosai. Other Suggestion : Palak Poori, Avocado Poori, Potato Poori. Page : Collection of Veg-Gravy.

By Kalais