Channa Masala(My Style)

Channa Masala is a great vegetarian dish which goes very well with rotis, rice or batura. It is a great dish to serve for breakfast or dinner. Channa masala is also known as channay or chole masala. This channa is also know as Kabuli channa. Chole bature is a very common street food prepared with this type of channa. Being one of my favourite curry at home cooking is simple and easy. This is not a traditional way of preparing channa masala. But… this is my style of preparing this yummy dish. In my house this is well served with Kerala Appam. Hoping all my friend enjoy my style of cooking this awesome food… Have a great weekend friends….

Ingredients:

Channa - 250 gms (soaked overnight)

Onions - 1 large (cut to pieces)

Tomatoes - 2 medium (cut to pieces)

Green chilli - 2 nos (slit to half)

Ginger paste - 1 tsp

Garlic paste - 1 tsp

Jeera - ½ tsp

Dry methi leaves - 1 tsp (for cooking)

Dry methi leaves - ½ tsp (for garnishing)

Turmeric powder - ½ tsp

Red chilli powder - 1 tsp

Meat masala - 2 tsp

Salt - to taste

Oil - for cooking

Water - 1 - 1 ½ cup

Preparation:

- Heat oil in a cooker, splutter jeera and dry methi and fry for a sec.

- Add onions, green chilli, tomatoes, ginger garlic paste and fry for 2 minutes.

- Add the powder and fry till raw smell goes.

- Add the cleaned channa, salt and mix well. Pour water and let cook for 3 whistles.

- Once done, garnishing with dry methi leaves.

- Serve hot with appam, parathas, chapatis, pooris, baturas and bread.

Note:

- Soak channa overnight or soak in water for at least 5 hours before cooking.

- Adjust spice and salt as per taste.