CHANNA MASALA GRAVY RECIPE




CHANNA MASALA GRAVY RECIPE

INGREDIENTS FOR BOILING CHANA

White chana - 3/4 cup (soak for 8 hours)
Rock salt - 1 tsp 
Water - 1 1/2 cup

INGREDIENTS FOR SAUTEING AND GRINDING

Oil - 1 tbsp
Roughtly chopped onions - 2 nos (big)
Peeled and sliced ginger - 4 nos (1 inch)
Peeled garlic - 5 nos
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chili powder - 2 tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tsp
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Amchur powder - 1 tsp
Roughtly chopped tomatoes - 2 nos
Water - 1/2 cup (for boiling)
Water - 1/2 cup (for grinding)

INGREDIENTS TO MAKE GRAVY

Oil - 2 tbsp
Cinamon - 1 no
Cloves - 2 nos
Ellaichi - 1 no
Bay leaf - 1 no
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Slit green chili - 1 no
Salt - 1/2 tsp (as required)
Finely chopped coriander leaves - 2 tbsp

Preparation time : 20 minutes
Soaking time : 8 hours
Cooking time : 40 minutes
No of servings : 5 members
Cuisine : North Indian
Coarse : Side Dish for naan, roti, poori or chapatti

Method:

1. Take white chana in a bowl, wash it well, add water and soak for 8 hours.

2. Place the soaked white chana in a pressure cooker, add water, salt, cover and pressure cook for 5            whistles. 

3. Heat oil in a pan, add sliced onion, ginger, garlic and saute for a minute in medium flame.

4. Add spice powders, chopped tomatoes, water and cook for 5 minutes in medium flame.

5. Mix once, turn off the flame and let it cool down completely.

6. Place it in a blender jar, add water and grind it into smooth paste.

7. Heat oil in a kadai, add cinamon, cloves, bay leaf, cumin seeds, green chili and saute once.

8. Add ground paste, cooked brown chana, water, salt, mix once, cover and cook for 5 minutes in                medium flame.

9. Mash the chana dal, add finely chopped coriander leaves, mix once, turn off the flame and serve hot.

Take 1/3 cup of white chana in a bowl

Wash it well for 2-3 times, add water and
 soak for 8 hours

The white chana has being soaked well

Drain the water from the white chana and place
it in a pressure cooker

Add 1 1/2 cup of water

Add salt

Cover and pressure cook for 5 whistles

The chana dal has being cooked well

Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan, add sliced onion,
ginger and garlic

Saute for a minute in medium flame

Add 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder,
2 tsp of red chili powder,
2 tsp of coriander powder,
1 tsp of cumin powder,
1 tsp of garam masala powder and
1 tsp of amchur powder

Mix it once

Add roughtly chopped tomatoes

Saute for 2 minutes in medium flame

Add 1/2 cup of water

Mix it once

Let it cook for 5 minutes in medium flame

Mix once and turn off the flame

Let it cool down completely

Place it in a blender jar

Add 1/2 cup of water

Grind it into smooth paste

Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a kadai, add 1 cinamon,
2 cloves, 1 ellaichi,1 bay leaf,
 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds
 and  1 slit green chili

Saute once

Add ground paste

Add cooked brown chana

Add brown chana boiled water

Add salt

Stir well

Cover and cook for 5 minutes in medium flame

Stir once

Slightly mash the brown chana

Add finely chopped coriander leaves

Mix once turn off the flame

Serve hot

Enjoy!!..




 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

EGG BHEJO

Image
Egg  Bhejo INGREDIENTS Oil - 1 cup Sliced onion - 1 cup Sliced garlic - 1/4 cup Red chilli - 5 nos Boiled eggs - 5 nos Lemon water  Salt water Tamarind water           Take all these ingredients          Heat some oil in a pan                                                                     Fry the onion  Fry the onion until it turns golden in  colour                  Add the fried onion into the bowl Add garlic Fry until it turns golden in colour Add it in the same bowl                                                               ...
Read more

VANJARAM FISH FRY

Image
FISH FRY INGREDIENTS Fish - 600grms [15 pcs/nos] Chili powder -3 tsp [Raw chili powder] Corn flour - 2 tsp Lemon juice - 4 tbsp Salt - 2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Oil - 4-5 tbsp Preparation time : 30 minutes Cooking time : 20 minutes 1 Batch : 10 minutes Cuisine : Indian  No of servings : 4 members Course : Appetizer, side dish Take chili powder Add corn flour Add turmeric powder Add salt Add lemon juice Mix it into a paste Take cleanly washed  fish Spread the masala Coat the masala all over  the fish nicely Marinade the fish for 1 hour Heat some oil in a pan add   the marinaded fish  in the oil Flip over the fish Do the same for the  second batch Serve Enjoy  
Read more

Potato smiley

Image
POTATO SMILEY INGREDIENTS Potato - medium size 3 nos Bread crumps - 3 tbsp Corn flour - 2-3 tbsp Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp Salt - 1/2 tsp [ to taste] Oil for deep frying Preparation time - 20 mins Cooking time - 20 min 1 Batch - 10 minutes Makes - 12 -15 smilies No of servings ; 3 members Take all your ingredients Take cooked potatoes Grate it into a bowl Mash the potatoes evenly Add bread crumps Add corn flour Add red chilli powder Add pepper powder Add salt Add all the ingredients mix it to make a dough Make it into a soft dough Divide it into  small portion Flatten it down   The size to be maintained the  same way for all the dough Now to make the eyes use a straw Press it down twist it slightly to get the perfect eyes Use the same procedure to make eyes for  the remaining dough Now use a spoon to make a smile on the dough Gently shake the spoon  to get a perfect smile Now are smilies are  ready to be fried Slowly drop the ...
Read more