Spicy Chana

  To serve : 4

  Cooking time : 40 minutes

  Calories per serving : 250

 

Ingredients

    200gm white chana ; a pinch  of baking  powder ; 3-4 cloves 2-3 tejpatta ; 3-4 cardmom ; a pinch of asafoetida ; 2-3 onion ;  2 tomatoes ; salt to taste ; 1 tbsp red chilli powder ; 1 tsp turmeric powder ; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste ;1 tbsp tamarind  paste ; 1tbsp chana masala ; 1 tsp oil .

 

Method

1.      Wash the gram and soak overnight after adding baking powder . Put gram in a casserole and heat for 15 minutes on HIGH with ½ cup water . Grind onion in a mixer and puree tomatoes . Put oil in a glass casserole  and heat for 40 seconds on HIGH power .

2.      Add onion , garlic and ginger paste to it . Also put green chillies and sauté . Now microwave it for 6-8 minutes on HIGH . Put tomato ,chana masala , asafetida , red chilli powder   and  microwave it for 2 minutes on MEDIUM .

3.      Add gram to the  above and microwave  for 8-10 minutes on MEDIUM .Also add tamarind paste to water and cook for 5 minutes at the same temperature . Stand for 5 minutes before serving .