Channa Bhatura Ingredients For Channa 1 cup kabuli channa soaked overnight 3 large tomato 4 large onions 3 tsp. chopped coriander 3 tsp. ginger paste 3 tsp. garlic paste 2 lemon (juice extracted) 8 2 2 3
green chillies slit bay leaves tsp. sugar tsp. cumin seeds
Dry masalas :1 tsp. red chilli powder 2tsp. each cinnamon - clove crushed, 2 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp. each garam masala 1 tsp pepper powder salt to taste Put the soaked, washed channa in a cooked with enough water, teapouch and bay leaves. Cool about 5 tbsp. channa for grinding. In a mixie, blend together 2 tomato, 2 onion, cooled channa and 1 tbsp. coriander. Keep aside. Chop remaining tomatoes and onions fine. Heat oil Add cumin seeds to splutter. Add ginger-garlic and fry for a minute. Add chopped tomatoes, onion and fry till tender. Add channa-paste, fry further 3-4 minutes. Add all dry masala except cinnamon-clove powder. Stir and fry till oil separates. Add drained channa and 2 cup water which was drained from channa. Stir and bring to boil. Simmer for 7-8 minutes till gravy thickens. Take in serving dish. Heat ghee in a small sauce pan. Add the chillies and cinnamon-clove powder. Add chopped coriander and pour hot over the channa. Squeeze lemon over channa.