Channa masala

This is a all time favourite at my place and I make it quite frequently. When I was looking through my recipe collection I found a recipe for channa masala/chole which was a little different from what I make usually. So this time , I made it this way.It tasted different , was very tasty had a restaurant like and authentic taste to it. This is how I made.

Ingredients-

Chickpeas/Kabuli channa- 200g

Onion- 1 big roughly chopped

tomato- 1/2 chopped(optional, not added in the original recipe, but I used half a tomato)

Garlic cloves- 2-3 Chopped

green chilli- 2chopped

Oil- 2 tbspn

Ground cumin- 1tbspn

Ground coriander- 1tbspn

Chilli powder- 1tsp

Asafoetida- a pinch

Thick plain curds- 2tbspn

Garam masala/ Chole masala- 2tbspn

Tamarind puree- 2 tsp

Lemon- 1/2

Green chillies- 3

Ground black pepper 1/4tsp

Salt- to taste

Chaat masala- optional

Onion- 1/2 sliced

ginger- small piece sliced

Coriander leaves chopped

Method-

Soak the chickpeas in water overnight. Drain the water and wash them. Add around teacups of water and pressure cook them. They should be very soft at this stage. Reserve the liquid.

Blend the onion, tomato, garlic and ginger to a paste. Heat oil in a pan and add the onion mixture and fry till it appears golden. Add cumin,coriander and chilli powder and hing,stir for a minute. Add the curds and stir for another minute. Stir in 2 tbspn of garam masala(I used everest chole masala) and pour in the reserved liquid. Bring it to a boil and simmer for sometime. Add the tamarind paste ,lemon ,whole chillies , chickpeas, pepper and salt. Cover the pan and cook for sometime till the chickpeas is coated with sauce. Discard the lemon.

Add the chat masala , onion rings, ginger and coriander.

Serve hot with pooris, bhaturas or rotis.

And yes , the award part now. Jayasree of 'Kailas kitchen' has passed me the "you make my day award." Thanks a lot Jayasree. You made my day by passing the award to me.

I would like to pass this award to pearls of east , happycook, uma ,cham, swati .