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Channa Masala
Chana Masala is a good accompaniment with Chapathi or Naan.
Ingredients
Channa - 1 cup
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Big Onion - 1/2
Tomato - 1 small
Cardamom - 1
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon Sticks - 1
Fennel Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Dry Coriander Seeds - 1 tsp
Dry Red Chilly - 2
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves - 1 stem
Method
Soak the chena overnight. Cook the chena until done with salt, turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder and water.
Heat oil in a pan and saute the coconut along with onion, tomato, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, dry coriander seeds, dry red chilly and fennel seeds. Grind it into a fine paste.
Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Add the grinded paste and saute for some time. Add the cooked chena to this and mix well.