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