Potato And Channa Masala

Ingredients

• • White kabuli channas - 1 cup
• • Potatoes - 2
• • Onions - 2
• • Ghee - as required
• • Coriander leaves - as required

Ingredients For Grinding Together

• • Coconut - ½
• • Onion - 1
• • Garlic - 5 flakes
• • Red chillies - 10
• • Asafoetidas - a pinch
• • Poppy seeds - 1 ½ teaspoons
• • Tomatoes - 2
• • Cinnamon - 2
• • Cloves - 2
• • Cardamoms - 2
• • Salt - as required
• • Sugar - as required

Method

• 1. Soak channa overnight with a little soda-bicarbonate and enough water.
• 2. Wash well in the morning and fresh water pressure cook it with the potatoes.
• 3. Peel and mash the potatoes coarsely.
• 4. Cut onions into small pieces.
• 5. Grind other Ingredients: first, add tomatoes at the end and grind well.
• 6. Heat ghee in a pan fry onion well, then add the ground mixture, fry till it smells good.
• 7. Add the boiled potatoes and channa with enough water.
• 8. Salt and sugar can be added according to taste.
• 9. Boil till the gravy thickens, remove and serve hot with lime, finely cut onions and coriander leaves.