CHANNA MASALA GOURMET'S SPECIAL | CHICKPEA CURRY | PUNJABI DHABA STYLE CHANNA CURRY |

 

🍽  SERVINGS:          4 Servings

𛰪  SOAKING TIME: 6 Hours

🍲  COOKING TIME: 45 Minutes

✔  CUISINE:              Punjabi

✔  COURSE:              Curry

INGREDIENTS

1.5 Cup Channa/Chickpeas
1 Cup Water

1 Tbsp Oil
2 Onions
2 Tomatoes

9-10 Pods Garlic
1 Ginger
1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
1/2 tsp Fennel Seeds
2-3 pods Cloves
2 pods Cardamom
Small part Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Black Pepper Kernels
1/2 tsp Mustard Seed
1 Star Anise
1 Bay Leaves
1/2 cup Curry Leaves 
1 tsp Turmeric
2-3 tsp Chilly Powder
2 tsp Coriander Powder

Salt (To Taste)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Wash and soak 1.5 cup Channa/ Chickpea in water for 6 Hours or for overnight.

2. In a Pan, dry roast 2 tomatoes,  9-10 garlic pods, 1 chopped medium ginger, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp fennel seeds and all spices mentioned above. Roast for 5 mins till it turns aromatic.

3. Take a mixer jar, and grind all roasted ingredients into smooth paste.

4. In a pressure cooker, add soaked Chickpeas/ Channa, 1 Cup water, Turmeric and Salt. Cook till 4-5 Whistles. And keep it aside.

5. Now take a pan, add 1 tbsp oil. To it add 1/2 tsp of mustard seeds. When it comes to crackle, add chopped onions to it. Cook till onion becomes soft. Now add Salt, 2-3 tsp of chilly powder and 2 tsp of coriander powder. Cook for few more minutes.

6.  Now add the prepared smooth paste and boiled channa/ chickpea in it. Let it boil for couple of minutes.

7.  Now take out 1/2 cup of chickpea/channa in a mixer and make a smooth paste of it.

8. Add the channa paste to the curry , cook for few more minutes until thick consistency. Add curry leaves and serve hot with Chapathis or White rice.

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