Chickpea Stew - Chana Masala Curry :
Chana -02 cups to be soaked in a small steel vessel by adding 2 cups of water and the water should be above the level of chick peas to be kept in the previous day night.
Clean the Chana in the morning and keep it for boiling in medium flame in a pressure cooker by adding 2 cups of water.
The water boiled along with Chana will be used for preparing gravy of the Chana Masala.
After boiling proper remove the pressure cooker from flame and keep it aside.
Mix the following prepare a paste:
Tomato-01, Onion-01, Kaju(cashew nut), Grated Coconut-01 cup, Jeera-02 tbsp, chilly powder 1 tbsp, dhaniya (coriander) powder – 02 tbsp, haldi – ¼ tbsp, water – 01 cup(or as required) to be added to the Mixer Grinder to prepare a smooth paste.
Get ready a kadai along with 2 tbsp oil, add rai and curry leave-04 nos. in it and heat it in medium flame and add the above paste, stir properly till the oil come out of the paste.
Add the Chana along with its boiled water to the kadai and mix properly and boil for another 05-10 minutes for boiling.
Add salt as required.
Your Chana stew is ready to use. Use it along with Dosha or Steam Rice.
This is one of the favorite cuisines of Keralites, so hope you will prepare and enjoy. |