Ingredients for Channa:
1 cup kabuli channa (chick peas)
(soaked overnight)
1 tea bag
2 bay leaves
2 tomatoes
2 onions
2 tbsp. oil,
1 tsp. cumin seeds
2 cloves
1 cinnamon stick, crushed
1 tsp. ginger-garlic paste
3-4 green chillies, cut length wise
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
1 tsp. red chilli powder
1/2 tsp. garam masala
1/4 tsp. pepper powder
1 tbsp. chopped coriander
1 tbsp. ghee or butter
1 tsp. lemon juice
Salt to taste |
For Bhatura:
2 cups all purpose flour (maida)
A pinch of baking soda
1 tbsp. ghee or oil
Curd (yogurt) to knead a dough
Salt to taste
Oil to deep fry
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Method for Channa:
Put the soaked, washed chick peas in a cooker
with enough water, teabag, bay
leaves and
little salt.
Pressure cook till done. Cool about 5 tbsp. chick peas for grinding.
Blend 1 tomato, 1 onion, cooled chick peas
and coriander leaves to a paste.
Keep aside.
Chop remaining tomatoes and onions. Heat oil in a large skillet, add cumin seeds, cloves,
cinnamon, after it splutter, add ginger-garlic paste, green chillies,
turmeric and fry for 2-3 minutes.
Add chopped tomatoes, onions
and fry till
tender. Add ground paste, fry further 3-5 minutes.
Add all dry powders, salt and
stir till they mix well.
Add drained channa and 2 cups
water which
was drained from channa.
Stir and bring to boilfor 7-8 minutes till gravy thickens. Add
ghee to it and remove from the
heat.
Add chopped coriander,lemon juice over channa and mix well.
Method for Bhatura:
Combine flour, soda, oil and salt in a bowl.
Add enough curd to knead into a soft dough.
Cover with a wet cloth. Keep aside for 5-6 hours.
Knead the dough again. Divide the dough and
shape into balls. Roll into thick
rounds.
Fry in hot oil. Till very light golden color. Repeat for
all.
Serve hot with hot channa and slices of onions
and lemon.
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