Chana Masala

My aunt was here for a week and we had a food festival at home! She gave me an easy recipe for Chana Masala, so thought I will share it here.

Ingredients:

1. Chana (white) - 250 g. soaked overnight.
2. Tomatoes - 2
3. Onions - 2
4. Ginger - 1 inch piece
5. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp.
6. Everest Chana Masala powder - 1 tsp.
7. Red chilli powder - 1 tsp.
8. Oil - 3 tsp
9. Salt - to taste

Procedure:

1. Cook the chana in a cooker. Make sure that the chana is completely cooked.
2. Grind the ginger, onion and tomatoes together in a mixie to make a puree.
3. Take oil in a kadai and fry the above puree till the raw smell is gone.
4. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder and chana masala powder.
5. Take a quarter of the cooked chana and mash it completely with hand. Add this back to the rest of the chana. (This is to make the gravy slightly thicker).
6. Add the fried masala to the chana, add salt and cook for some more time. You might want to pressure cook for one more whistle.
7. Garnish with chopped coriander or onion rings and serve with puris.