Potato Channa Masala


Ingredients needed :
  • White Chick peas - 2 cups
  • Potato 
  • Onion  - 2
  • Tomato - 1
  • Cardomon - 1
  • Cloves - 2
  • Fennel seeds - little 
  • Salt
  • Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp.
  • Garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp.
  • Turmeric powder - a pinch 
  • Lemon juice 
  • Oil
  • Corriander leaves
To grind : 
  • Ginger - little piece
  • Cashews - 5
  • Coconut  - little
  • Whole Dhaniya (Corriander seeds ) - 2 tsp.
  • Cloves - 2
  • Jeera - 1/2 tsp.
  • Khus khus / Poppy seed - little
  • Dried red chilli  - 2 
  • Onion - 1/2
  • Tomato - 1
  • Garlic Clove  - 1
Method :



           Soak chickpea overnight and pressure cook till done (add little salt to it) Chop onions, tomatoes, grate coconut, chop the potatoes and keep it immersed in  water .

Take a small bowl add little water and add all the given ingredients listed in  to grind list and soak it for few mins. expect Onion , garlic & Tomato .Heat a saucepan and add little water and add the chopped potatoes + little salt and allow it to cook well (make sure it is not over done ) .
Heat a kadai add a tsp. of oil and 1/2 roughly chopped onions + 1 garlic clove + little salt  and fry it for few mins. then add 1 roughly chopped tomato and fry it few secs. Take a blender and add the fried onion + tomato + garlic and soaked ingredients and make it into fine paste .

Heat a kadai again and add  2 tsp. of oil and add fennel seeds + cardamon + cloves + chopped onions + tomatoes + little salt + chilli powder + garam masala powder + turmeric powder  and fry it for few mins. then add the grinded paste and cook it for few mins. 
To this add the cooked potatoes + boiled chickpeas + lemon juice  if needed add little water and allow it to cook well till done and garnish with coriander leaves...goes well with chapathi .

      8 comments:

      Aarthi said...

      This looks absolutely yummy..I should try this soon...Bookmarking this one..

      Aarthi
      http://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/

      Rachana said...

      This chana masala looks so yummy!

      Kanan said...

      its look mouthwatering. i lie addition of potatoes.

      Chitra said...

      sounds good. simple too. will try sometime :0

      Priya dharshini said...

      Yummy masala..

      Hema said...

      Delicious, like the freshly ground masala, first time here Kavitha, you have one happy follower here..

      Shama Nagarajan said...

      YUMMY MASALA

      Kalpana Sareesh said...

      sounds too good

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