Vella Kadala Stew / White Chickpea Stew

Have it with Puttu, Idiappam or Appam....

Ingredients

White Chickpea/ Kabooli channa: 1 Cup
Onion: 1 Medium Size
Chopped Ginger: 1 Table Spoon
Green Chilly Slit: 2
Pepper Powder: 1 Tea Spoon
Coconut Oil: 2 Table Spoon
Thick Coconut Milk: 1/2 Cup
Thin Coconut Milk: 1 Cup
Cinnamon Stick: 1 inch piece
Cardomom : 3
Cloves : 4 - 5
Bay leaf: 1
Salt
Water
Curry Leaves
Coriander Leaves

Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Method

Wash and soak the channa over night in enough water
Pressure cook the channa until soft
Drain off the water from the channa and then add chopped onion, green chilly, ginger, cinnamon stick, cardomom, cloves, bay leaf, salt, curry leaves and thin coconut milk
Cook on medium flame till the onion in cooked well
Take a table spoon of channa from the stew mash it and add it back to the stew
Add pepper powder and let it boil for a minute
Now add thick coconut milk, stir well and keep on flame for half a minute.  Do not boil the stew after adding thick coconut milk
Pour coconut oil and add a few chopped coriander leaves
Serve hot with appam, puttu or idiappam

Note:

Adjust the spice levels accordingly