Chickpea Curry

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Any other method to cook chick peas?

Channa Curry...(Chick Pea Curry)

Ingredients

1. Md. Onions (chopped finely) - 2

2. Md. Tomatoes (chopped finely) - 2

3. Chick Peas - 1 cup

4. Ginger paste - 3/4 teaspoon

5. Garlic paste - 3/4 teaspoon

6. Turmeric (Haldi powder) - 1/4 pinch

7. Chilli Powder (Red Chili Powder) - 1/2 teaspoon

8. Cloves, Cinnamon sticks - each 2

9. Cardamom pod - 1

10. Sugar - a pinch

11. Salt to taste.

12. Fresh Coriander leaves (cilantro) and Pudhina leaves (Mint leaves) paste - 1 tblsp.

13. garam masala - a pinch

14. creamed coconut - 1 tblsp. (optional)

15. Curd - 1 tblsp. (optional)

16. Lemon (optional)

17. Oil - 2 tblsp.


Method :

1. Soak chick peas overnight and cook in sufficient water with little salt, until cooked well.

2. Heat oil ( 1 tblsp.) in a skillet and when oil is md.hot, add onions, tomatoes, ginger and garlic paste, cloves, cinnamon stickes and cardamon pod at medium-high heat until golden and translucent, 2-3 minutes. Stirring fairly constantly. Let this cool and grind with chilli powder, turmeric, curd (optional), salt and sugar.

3. Heat oil ( 1 tblsp.) in a skillet again, add the above curry paste and fry for a few minutes more. Add cooked peas including the water they are in (about 2 cups). Check salt and chilli. Gently heat until it boils, then cover and lower the heat to medium-low. Cook for 15-20 minutes.

4. Then add fresh Coriander and Pudhina leaves Paste. Cook for another 1 minute.


5. About 5 mins before serving in the juice of a lemon (Optional), and coconut cream (optional). Just before serving sprinkle with some fresh coriander and garam masala.