Ballar Ki Kadi

Ballar ki Kadi ( flat beans curry)

Ballar ki Kadi is one of the most common curry in south India with many variables. The base masala and cooking procedure remains the same.



Ingredients

Pulses like Ballar, Lobbe, Channa ( Black eyed peas, chick peas, split gram) One small cup- cooked
Brinjal 4- cut into 1 inch
Potato 3 small- cut into quarter
Onion ½
Garlic 4 pods
Roasted Zeera Methi / Cumin and Fenugreek seed ½ tsp
Coriander leaves 3 tbsp
Grated Coconut 4 tbsp
Tomato 3 small
Tamarind Lemon size – soaked and strained
Red Chilli Powder 1 ½ tsp
Dhaniya Powder 1 ½ tsp
Turmeric Powder ¼ tsp
Salt As per taste


For Seasoning
Onions ½ Chopped
Curry Leaves 2 strings
Mustard Seeds ¼ tsp
Oil 2 tbsp


Method

1. Pre boil the pulses and potatoes
2. Grind onion, garlic, zeera methi and coriander into fine paste- 1
3. Grind Coconut and tomatoes separately and keep aside - 2
4. Heat oil and sputter mustard, followed by onions and curry leaves until onions turn golden brown.
5. Add the ground paste 1 and sauté until raw smell vanishes and oil separates
6. Add salt, chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and mix well
7. Add brinjal and fry for some time
8. Add tomato/coconut paste and mix well.
9. Let the brinjal cook.
10. Add pulses and potatoes followed by tamarind water.
11. Boil well. Serve with Rotis, rice or ragi mudde.

Comments

  1. recipeloverJuly 7, 2015 at 12:05 PM

    Nice recipe. Good work !

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  2. KashMarch 26, 2019 at 2:36 AM

    When to add salt ?

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