Thursday, September 25, 2008

Peshawari Chana

Ingredients:-
Kabuli chana 200 gms.
Chopped onion 1 ½ cup
Garlic paste 1 tbsp.
Ginger paste 1 tbsp.
Bay leaf 1 no.
Chopped tomato ¾ cup
Red chili powder 1 tbsp.
Coriander powder 2 tbsps.
Oil 3 tbsps.
Green chili 2 no.
Cumin powder 1 tsp.
Garam Masala powder 2 tsps.
Anardana powder 2 tsps.
Salt To taste

Method:
1. Soak Kabuli chana in 5 cups of water overnight.
2. In a pressure cooker or a thick bottomed pan, take 6 cups of water and add the chana. Add salt. Tie tea leaves in a piece of muslin cloth and keep this in the chana. Boil chana until soft and dark in color. Strain and keep aside.
3. Heat oil in a Kadhai. Add bay leaf and chopped onion. Cook until onions are golden brown in color.
4. Add Ginger Paste, Garlic Paste, and green chili cut into quarters length wise. Cook for 1 minute and then add chopped tomatoes, red chili powder, coriander powder and cumin powder. Cook for 10 minutes.
5. Add boiled chana, anardana (pomegranate seeds) powder, and 1 cup of water. Cook on a medium flame for 8-10 minutes.
6. Add Garam Masala Powder and salt. Mix well and serve hot.

2 comments:

MomentaryLapse said...

Wow!!! Very nice :-)...Your blog is very beneficial for beginners like me, who crave for good food, but know very little about cooking...

It's great that you have come up with such an interesting blog.

I'll send it all my friends' who need new recipes. Keep writing more of 'em.

Cheers,
Tanaya

@p@rn@ said...

:) thanks... I'll try n keep posting new recipes here..

But just a word of caution.. These are recipes that I have picked up from various places.. I haven't tried all of them.. so u'll have to be careful with the measurements... :)

Thanks again..