This is one of our family favourite curries, which is loved by all. We make two types of curries by using ivy gourd and chickpea.
One is with onion and garlic, other one without it.
This name is derived from Tulu language, which is a local language of Mangalore. Manoli is ivy gourd or Tindora, Kadle is black chick pea and Ajadina is dry curry.
This particular masala is used in Bunt community of Mangalore and it is an integral part of their festive cooking.
How I make this-
Ingredient:
Ivy gourd – ¼ to ½ kg
Black Chick pea – 1 cup
Salt
Jaggery – ½ tsp (optional)
For Masala:
Fresh grated coconut- 1 cup
Coriander seeds – 1 tsp
Cumin – ½ tsp
Urad dal – 1 tsp
Methi/ fenugreek seed – ½ tsp
Dry red chillies- 3 to 4
For Seasoning:
Coconut oil – 1 to 2 tbl sp
Mustard – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – 1 spring
Method:
-Soak black chick peas in water overnight. Next day discard soaked water and add fresh water, salt and cook this in a cooker for 3 to 4 whistles.
-Wash ivy gourd, cut this lengthwise into 4 pieces. Cook this by putting very little water and salt and jaggery. keep aside.
-When pressure releases from the cooker, open the lid, drain the water and keep chick pea aside. Don’t discard the drained water. You can make really yummy Rasam or soup out of this.
Next is the masala preparation-
-Heat little oil, fry methi seeds until it is light brown, add remaining ingredients, coriander, cumin, urad dal, red chillies, and fry nicely.
-Take one mixer jar, put roasted masala, make a powder, and add coconut into it and whip couple of times to get dry coarse powder.
Now we can proceed to make palya-
-Take one kadai, put coconut oil, when it is hot, splutter mustard seeds, add curry leaves.
-Now add ground masala and fry for a while.
-Now add cooked chickpea and ivy gourd mix well, check for the salt and adjust.
-Cook this until it becomes like a mass and veggies are coated well with the masala.
-Serve this as a side dish with hot rice.
NOTE:
-Usage of coconut oil will give authentic taste.
-Don’t discard drained water from cooked chick pea. It is very nutritious and you can prepare really tasty Rasam, and it is here.
Lavanya December 26, 2016
Classic!!
cat December 1, 2017
Aw, this was a really good post. Taking the time and actual effort
to generate a great article… but what can I say… I procrastinate a
whole lot and never manage to get anything done.
Shrikripa U December 6, 2017
Thank you.
Jayanth desai April 29, 2018
Tired today without black chick pea.masale is awesome
Thanq so much for decent recipe
We enjoyed this by relishing with Jowar rotti, perfectly suited well
Shrikripa U April 30, 2018
Thank you so much and glad to hear your feedback.
Subru Bhat October 30, 2019
Tried yesterday and came out very good. The entire family liked it. My two grandchildren (ages 7 and 5) loved it! Thanks for the recipe and very user friendly instructions.
Shrikripa U November 6, 2019
Thank you so much for your kind words and glad to hear your feedback.