Brown Channa/ Chickpeas Gravy

Ingredients:

Brown channa / Kaala Channa - 1 cup
Onion - 1 (fine chop)
Tomato - 1 1/2
Turmeric powder - 3/4 tsp
Chilly powder - 2 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Coconut - 1/2 cup (grated)
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Oil, Salt, Water - As reqd

Method:

• Soak channa for 8 hrs / overnight.
• Now add water, turmeric powder and little salt.
• Pressure cook this and set aside.
• In a blender add coconut, fennel seeds, little onion and a tomato.
• Blend this to fine paste and set aside.
• Heat oil in pan and add ginger garlic paste.
• Saute for a few mins and add fine chopped onion and saute.
• Add in fine chopped tomato(1/2 tomato) and saute for a while.
• Cook in medium flame.
• Add in channa, spice powder, masala powder and salt.
• Mix this well.
• Add in grinded paste and mix well.
• Cook in medium flame for 4-5 mins.