Channa Masala #6

Ingredients:

Channa - 2 cups
Onion - 1
Tomato - 2
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Kasoori methis leaves - 1 tbsp
Coriander leaves - Little
Lemon juice - 2 tsp
Chole masala - 1 tbsp
Oil, Salt, Water - As reqd

Masala :

Cloves - 2
Cinnamon stick - small piece
Green elaichi - 3
Pepper corns - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds -  1 tsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
Dry red chilly - 2

Method:

• Soak channa overnight and  add salt and pressure cook for 5 whistles and set aside.
• Heat a pan and dry roast the items under "masala" and grind to a fine powder.
• Heat oil in pan and add onion, tomato and ginger garlic paste and cook for a while.
• Let this cool and add 2 tbsp of boiled channa to this and grind to a paste.
• Heat oil in pan and add grinded paste, masala powder and mix well.
• Add boiled channa with water.
• Check for salt and add if needed.
• Cook in low flame for few mins.
• Add in chole masala and mix well.
• Finally add crushed methis leaves and coriander leaves.
• Serve with roti/poori.