Channa Dal Kulambu

Ingredients:

• Bengal gram half cup
• Cabbage or Egg plant or Drumstick 100g
• Coconut 3 tsp paste
• Fennel 1 tsp crushed
• Fennel 1 tsp paste
• Onion 1
• Tomato 1
• Ginger 1 inch
• Garlic 10 cloves
• Red chili powder 2 tsp
• Corriander powder 3 tsp
• Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves
• Cinnamon stick 1
• Cloves 4
• Cardamoms 4

Procedure:

1. Boil channa dal in a covered pan
2. When the dal is half cooked add pieces of cabbage/brinjal/drumstick, red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, and salt
3. Cook for 15 min
4. In a separate pan:
   1. Put a few spoons of oil and fry the crushed sombu, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and ginger-garlic paste
   2. After 2 min add the onion, tomato, curry leaves
   3. When the onion turns brown add this mixture to kulumbu that is in step 3
5. Add coconut paste and fennel paste
6. Cook for 5 minutes