Ingredients:
250 g Kabuli channa
1 Lemon-sized ball
of tamarind
6 Green chillies,
slitted
1 tb Garam masala
1 tb Roasted &
ground zeera
1 ts Chilli powder
1 ts pisa and
roasted dhanya
2 md Potatoes
-- boiled, peeled &
cubed
2 lg Onions, cut
into thin rings
1 bn Hara dhanya
A few podina leaves
-- finely sliced
2 Minced green
chillies
1 Lime, cut into
wedges
Method:
1-Soak channas in
water overnight.
Next morning, boil
them with a pinch of
soda and salt until
tender and dry. Heat
4 tablespoons of
ghee and put in
ginger and onions
and fry till the
mixture turns limp
and almond coloured.
2-Add tomatoes and
spices and cook till
the ghee starts
separating. Mash
with a wooden spoon
to a smooth paste
then put in 1 cup
water and chanas.
3-Mix well and bring
to a boil, reduce
heat and put in
chillies and
potatoes and cook
till the chillies
are done.
4-In the meantime
soak tamarind in 4
tablespoons water
till soft, squeeze
out the pulp and put
into the channas.
Mix well and then
cook until the gravy
turns quite thick.
5-Remove from fire
and serve hot
garnished with onion
rings, minced
chillies, hara
dhanya, podina and
lime wedges.