Coconut Rice and Kaala Choley or Channa

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Coconut Rice and Kaala Choley or Channa
Coconut Rice & Kaala Chole
A Yummy Combo
… you will agree is one match made in every discerning kitchen 😉 A small walk down memory lane for the coconut rice – my mom made this on full moon days along with other “Kalandha saadhums” or mixed rice like Puliodarai and Curd rice. At that time Thengai Saadhum or coconut rice was my favorite. Amma would make these rice in big wide mouthed bowls and Nilla Shappadu wss a huge event at our home- An event that evoked excitement and lip-smacking anticipation. We would sit around amma with our palms cupped for our mouthful and she would go around feeding each of us one – We managed our own fired appalams. No amount seemed enough, perhaps because of the person, nay angel, who took such delight in feeding us. Her happiness always seemed reflective of ours – She has been gone for 3 years now, but her loving memory lingers on along with all the discerning tastes for food that she created in us. So this one’s for you Ma…
Kaala Chole3
Kaala Chole3
 Chole
Ingredients 
 2 cups of Kaala chole soaked for 1 whole day (calculate from the time you soak it)
1 can of diced tomatoes
1 big red onion
3-4 cloves of garlic
3 green chilies
1 Tablespoon of Suvaiyana North Indian Garam Masala
2 tsp of olive oil
Kaala Chole
Kaala Chole 3
Preparation
Pressure cook soaked Chole
Cut the onions – big is fine
Add the spice powder and tomato sauce and let them all cook in a pan with 2 tsp of olive oil – please add the salt too at this time
Cool and grind – This will be your gravy –
In a big pot mix the gravy and the chole and let them boil for a while.
If after adding the chole, you require more salt, go ahead and add some more
Remove from flame and serve hot with Coconut Rice or Chappatis


Coconut Rice

Coconut Rice

Ingredients
1 cup of rice, cooked soft but separate
2 cups grated coconut
2 green chilies sliced
1tbsp urad dal
1tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp fresh grated ginger
Curry leaves
½ a handful of cashews
¼ tsp of asafoetida
1 tsp of olive oil
Coconut Rice
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Preparation
In the oil, pop the mustard seeds
Add the other ingredients and lastly the coconut
Fry for a 2-3 minutes
Add salt
Add the cashews last if you are using already roasted ones
Take a wide bowl and take a small amount of rice and some coconut and mix small portions at a time – served with hot Chole and/or appalams

CR&C
Coconut Rice &Chole
CR&KC

Sending this to the following events
Gayathri’s Cook Spot’s Event
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Taste Of Pearl City’s AWED Event
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Priya’s(Mharro Rajasthan)and Aipi’s (US Masala)Bookmarked recipes (sorry could not  load blog to make live link) and Zesty Flavor’s Spring Event

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March 15, 2011

52 Comments

  3. Radhika on March 15, 2011 at 4:52 am

    Chole with coconut rice? Arjun's next on the wishlist is chole Batura. Will try this combo when I make it. Beautiful clicks.

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  4. kitchen queen on March 15, 2011 at 4:56 am

    delicious thenga sadam and lovely kala channa combination.

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  5. Rajani on March 15, 2011 at 5:40 am

    I walked down memeory lane with you in this post…We are planning to recreate the Nila sappadu for our kids this Holi weekend!
    Coconut rice nad kala channa-sounds an intersting combination.

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  6. Raji on March 15, 2011 at 6:10 am

    Such a wonderful combo…both of these are my fav..thenga sadam I can eat almost daily..love it so much.

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  7. TipsNDeals on March 15, 2011 at 6:20 am

    very delicious!! thanx for leaving ur comm on mava..I'm following u with the name of Neetu Srivastava,can u see me know??

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  8. Prathibha on March 15, 2011 at 6:28 am

    Yummy combo..love both of them…

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  9. Priya Sreeram on March 15, 2011 at 7:16 am

    nilachoru–sigh, miss those sweet days ! Priya lovely post & fab clicks !!

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  10. Archana on March 15, 2011 at 7:16 am

    Lovely dishes! I am hungry can you hear my tummy growling?

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  11. Babli on March 15, 2011 at 7:51 am

    Thanks a lot for visiting my blog and for your lovely comment.
    I liked your blog very much. I appreciate for your wonderful presentation. Coconut rice and chhole looks delicious and tempting. I feel like having it now.

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  13. Mina Joshi on March 15, 2011 at 9:39 am

    What a lovely dish associated with your childhood memories !!!!Love the chole dish.

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  14. Paaka Shaale on March 15, 2011 at 10:32 am

    Loved the coconut rice and chole combo. Unusual but I'm sure it's mind blowing :)

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  15. Vandana Rajesh on March 15, 2011 at 11:01 am

    Yummy looking coconut rice and kadala(chana) curry. Absolutely delicious!!

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  17. Tina on March 15, 2011 at 12:27 pm

    delicious rice n chole…

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  18. Anita Gupta on March 15, 2011 at 1:17 pm

    wow…i love this. looks delish! and your photography is lovely :)!

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  19. SravsCulinaryConcepts on March 15, 2011 at 1:40 pm

    Delicious combo !!! Coconut rice and chole looks delicious and yummy !!

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  21. Rekha shoban on March 15, 2011 at 2:08 pm

    nice coconut rice….never had with kaala chole…nice presentation!

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  22. savitha ramesh on March 15, 2011 at 2:10 pm

    Thats ,cute looking rice and the chole makes it exotic.love the colou and flavour.

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  23. Suja Sugathan on March 15, 2011 at 2:13 pm

    Delicious and flavorful rice,lovely combo.

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  24. Priya on March 15, 2011 at 3:17 pm

    Both coconut rice and chole looks truly inviting,fabulous pair..

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  25. Gayathri Kumar on March 15, 2011 at 3:25 pm

    Very delicious combination. Thanks for sending..

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  26. Hamaree Rasoi on March 15, 2011 at 3:38 pm

    Delightful combination. Looks so delicious. Loved the coconut rice .
    Deepa

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  27. sweethome on March 15, 2011 at 3:40 pm

    Wonderful combo and an amazing presentation

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  28. Vidhya on March 15, 2011 at 4:34 pm

    Delicious combo.Both the dishes look awesome.

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  29. Gayathri Anand on March 15, 2011 at 5:05 pm

    that's a wonderful childhood memories ..me too miss those Nila soru …and a new combination of coconut rice and kadala curry …looks delicious ..

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  30. Pushpa on March 15, 2011 at 5:25 pm

    Awesome combination looks delicious.

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  31. schmetterlingwords on March 15, 2011 at 5:51 pm

    Lovely looking coconut rice and wonderful combination with channa… Yes, amma is an angel.. am sorry for your mother.. but, she'll live forever in your memories :-)

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  32. Shanavi on March 15, 2011 at 6:06 pm

    Seriously the platter looks filled and an incredibly awesome meal U've put out there.. Damn good presentation this time

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  33. Smita on March 15, 2011 at 6:26 pm

    Kala chole recipe is yummm !! i Love it… cocnut rice I have never tried but after this recipe.. i would sure give it a try ….

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  34. Swathi on March 15, 2011 at 6:37 pm

    Looks wonderful awesome combo.

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  35. divya on March 15, 2011 at 11:00 pm

    OMG what an awesome color. lovely clicks.

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  36. Pavithra on March 15, 2011 at 11:43 pm

    Awesome combination .. both are my fav looks absolutely yumm :)

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  37. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal on March 16, 2011 at 12:28 am

    What a lovely and great combination dear, never knew they would go together, but now it seems like they are made for each other :)

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  38. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal on March 16, 2011 at 12:28 am

    What a lovely and great combination dear, never knew they would go together, but now it seems like they are made for each other :)

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  40. THE OLD GEEZER on March 16, 2011 at 1:44 am

    I just so happen to like all the ingredients in the recipe. Your dish looks great! :-)

    ~Ron

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  41. Vaishali Sharma on March 16, 2011 at 1:56 am

    Kale Chole looks awesome!

    Do send ur entries for "Spring Event" before 30th March :)

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  42. chef_d on March 16, 2011 at 2:43 am

    Yummy, both of this dishes look delicious!

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  43. sanjeeta kk on March 16, 2011 at 4:17 am

    That is a very lovely combo, both the recipes look delicious! Beautiful blog, best wishes.

    Lite Bite

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  45. Green Girl on March 16, 2011 at 4:51 am

    your coconut rice is so flavorful. love it. thanks for sharing

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  46. saffronstreaks on March 16, 2011 at 4:59 am

    loved the kaale chhole, it looks awesome. definitely a gr8 combo, with coconut rice

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  47. gowri on March 16, 2011 at 5:49 am

    Brought back wonderful memories – I wish I could be there to partake of the lovely food you've put out!

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  48. Kalpana Sareesh on March 16, 2011 at 6:18 am

    curry n the rice looks perfecto.. nice clicks n well presented!!

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  49. Umm Mymoonah on March 16, 2011 at 8:37 am

    Beautiful presentation, looks very inviting, and offcourse delicious combination. Thank you for sending it to AWED.

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  50. Suchi on March 16, 2011 at 11:01 am

    kala chole looks sumptuous and loved your presentation!

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  51. Eva on March 16, 2011 at 5:40 pm

    That sounds amazing, and the photos are so beautiful too! I am obsessed with coconut rice, and this recipe sounds awesome. Will have to try it :)

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  52. Mani on March 18, 2011 at 2:07 am

    Sweetheart, you know I love thaangai saadhum and chole. The two together are out of this world. Thanks amma for teaching her this.

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