recipe of chana pathorey(chana masala)

by **Fiza** on Mon Jan 11, 2010 5:24 am

Serves 4Overnight Soaking Required
Cooking Time: 20 - 25 min

Ingredients:
250 gm Kabuli Chana
125 gm Chana dal
3 Onions
3 Potatoes
3 Tomatoes
1 bunch Coriander leaves
7 pods of garlic
Ginger
Red chili
1½-tsp anar dana
1 tsp jeera
2 tsp coriander seeds
Garam masala
Ghee
Salt

Method:

Soak chana and chana dal for 12 hrs, pressure cook for 15 min with salt.
Grind together coriander leaves, garlic, ginger and red chilies.
Warm lightly and grind anardana, jeera, coriander seeds and garam masala
Strain the cooked Bengal gram (don’t throw away the cooked water); add the wet masala to bengal gram, mix well in the sieve itself.
Now add dry masala and mix well.
Heat karahi heat oil or ghee, fry sliced onion till light brown, add chana, mix well, keep on adding water in which chana was cooked. Add fried potatoes.
At the time of serving add more water if needed, put in a serving dish, decorate with cut onion and tomato. Heat oil or ghee and pour over it, sprinkle coriander leaves