Channa Masala

• Let us soak channa in water overnight or for a 5 to 6 hours.
• 1 cup Channa/Chickpea

• Make a paste of the following ingredients, grind well.
• 2 tomatoes
• 2 onions medium
• 4 garlic
• 1inch ginger
• 3/4 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp gram masla
• 1 cardamom
• 3 cloves
• 1 tbsp coriander powder
• 1 tbsp chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp kastori methi 

• In a pressure cooker add the paste, channa,  pinch of baking soda, oil and salt.
• 2 tbsp oil
• pinch of baking soda
• 2 tsp salt

• Close the cooker and cook for ten minutes and turn  of the fire. Wait until the pressure cools down.

• Once it cools, open the pressure cooker add garam masala and kastori methi.
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp kastori methi

• Heat oil  and add green chilies and few slits of ginger. Pour it into the curry and mix well.
• 2 green chillies
• 1or 2 thin slices of ginger
• Finally, garnish  with coriander leave.

Enjoy cooking.

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