Channa Curry

Ingredients

• Half bowl black grams
• 2 spoon olive oil
• Pinch of cumin seed
• 1 spoon garlic, fine chopped pieces
• 1 big onion, chopped
• 1 tomato, chopped
• Half table spoon of salt
• Half table spoon of turmeric
• Half table spoon of green chilli
• 1 spoon ginger chopped pieces
• 1 table spoon of coriander powder
• Fresh green coriander leaves

Instructions:

1. Soak one cup of black grams for one day in enough water.
2. Put these black grams in the pressure cooker and add one table spoon of salt. Cook for one whistle on full heat. Then keep cooking on lowest heat for about 30 minutes. Let it cool down (do not release the pressure).
3. Heat 2 spoon full of olive oil or ghee in a pan.
4. Add a pinch of cumin seeds and one spoon of garlic (paste or chopped) and fry for not more than half half minute.
5. Now add chopped onions and cook them for a couple of minutes. Add some salt and then again cook it for few more minutes until onions turn light brown in colour.
6. Now add one spoon ginger paste or chopped ginger. Fry that for less than half minute.
7. Now add all the spices according to the quantity of the curry and your taste. For example, Half table spoon of each: salt, turmeric, green chilli. Your tarka is ready
8. add this tarka to the cooked grams and mix well. Cook for another 5 minutes.
9. Add one table spoon of coriander powder in the end after cooking
10. Garnish with fresh green coriander and serve.