Friday 3 July 2015

Chick Peas / Channa Kurma For Chapathy


     
   Chick Peas / Channa  Kurma  for  Chapathy:

          This is a yummy kurma goes well with chapathy, Roti and Naan. This kurma also made using pressure cooker, so its saves ur fuel and time  J

Ingredients :
·        Chick peas – 1 ½  cup
·        Potato – 1 small (optional)cut into small cubes
·        Onion – 2 medium chopped
·        Tomato – 1 chopped or tomato paste – ½ cup
·        Green chilli – 3 chopped
·        Ginger garlic paste – 1 spn
·        Turmeric powder – ¼ spn
·        Garam masala – ½ spn
·        Channa masala powder – 2 spn
·        Sambar powder – ½  spn
·        Salt as needed
·        Coriander leaves for garnish

To  make a paste:
·        Grated coconut – ½ cup
·        Sombu / fennel seeds – 1 spn
·        Kasa kasa – ¼ spn
·        Cashew – 3
·        Almonds – 1
·        Onion – ¼ piece
·        Garlic cloves - 3

For seasoning:
·        Oil – 3 spn
·        Cinnamon – 2 bits
·        Star anise – 1
·        Bay leaf – 1 no
·        Curry leaves


Preparation :
·        Soak the chick peas in water for 12 hours.
·        Grind coconut, sombu , kasa kasa, almond, cashew  in a blender with little water and make a fine paste atlast add the garlic and onion and grind it coarsely.

Method :
·        Heat oil in a pressure cooker add the seasoning one after the another.
·        Then add the chopped onions and sauté till turn pink.
·        Then add the ginger garlic paste, green chilli , tomatoes sauté for few mins.
·     Then add potato cubes, coconut  paste, salt, turmeric powder, spicy powders and saute till raw smell goes off.
·        Then add the soaked chick peas and enough water. check the salt.
·       Pressure cook it for 3 whistles. Open after the steam completely releases and garnish with coriander leaves. Done!
                                  
                          

Chick peas kurma is ready .serve hot with chapathy.. J

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