Chana masala

Ingredients:

Chana - 200g

Grated Coconut - 3 Tablespoon

Green chilies - 2 

Cashews - 7

Oil - 2 Teaspoon

Bay leaf - 2 Big

Onion - 1 Big

Tomato - 1big

Chili powder - 1 Teaspoon

Coriander powder - 1 Teaspoon

Garam masala - 1 Teaspoon

Cumin powder - 1 Teaspoon

Salt - As required

Coriander leaves - Handful

Method:

> Soak the chana for overnight and transferred to a cooker with salt and leave it for 7 whistles

> Grind grated coconut, cashews, and green chilies 

> Add required water

> Make a paste-like this

> Then grind tomatoes 

> Prepare a paste 

> Then add a handful of boiled chana into a jar and make a coarse paste

> In a pan add 3 teaspoons of oil 

> Then add bay leaves, onion, ginger garlic paste, and salt.

> Once the onion turns brown add all masalas and give a stir

> Then add the tomato paste and let it cook

> Now add the chana masala paste and half glass of water 

> Once its boil add the remaining boiled chana(with chana boiled water)

> Once its cook well add coconut paste

> check the salt and let it cook for 5 or more min and add coriander

> serve hot with chapati, poori, and parota.

Recipe by: Aarthi Manikandan

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