Chana Masala / Chole masala

Ingredients :

Chick peas (kabuli chana) - 1cup / 1canned cooked chick peas

Riped Tomato - 2 medium sized

Onion-1 medium sized

Garlic- 2 cloves

Green Chilly-3 to 4

Red chilly powder-1/2 tsp

Chole masala powder-2 tsp

Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - 1 spring

Coriander leaves- few

Salt to taste

oil or butter - 2 tsp

Method :

1.Soak the chick peas about 4 to 5 hrs.Then wash drain the Chick peas.In a cooker or bowl add chick peas and enough water cook about 2 or 3 whistles till chick peas become soft.I

2.mean time chop the onion and tomato and green chilly and garlic.

3.In a cooking pan heat the oil or butter do tempering and add green chilly , onions, garlic and salt fry till onion becomes light golden in color.

3.add curry leaves saute for few mins.now add chopped tomato saute for few mins.cover the lid cook till the tomato turn to soft.here don't add water to it.

4.now drain the cooked chick peas with water into tomato gravy and by using spatula mush few cooked chick peas. cover the lid cook for few mins.Then add chana masala powder and garam masala powder.cook few more mins until the curry thickened.

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5.Turn off the flame and garnish with cilantro.can also add 2 tsp of fresh lemon juice to it.serve with poori or roti or rice.