Chana Masala
Ingredients
- 100 g Kabuli chana Vella kadala
- 1 no. Tomato
- 1 no. Onion For grinding
- 1 cup Onion chopped
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
- Coriander leaves Few
- Mint leaves(Pudhina) Few
- 2 tbsp Oil
- Salt As reqd
- 1 tbsp Red chilly powder
- 1 tsp Garam masala powder
- 1/2 piece Lime piece
Instructions
- For preparing the healthy dish, first soak kabuli chana in water for about 8 hours.
- Steam the chana in a pressure cooker until it is cooked well.
- Grind together tomato, onion, a few coriander leaves, mint leaves and cumin seeds. Keep the ground mixture aside.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add to it a cup of chopped onions, the ground mixture followed by salt, red chilly powder and the cooked channa dal. You can adjust the spiciness of red chilly powder as per requirement.
- Fry till you get everything mixed up well.
- Next, add garam masala powder and mix well.
- Finally, garnish with a bunch of fresh coriander leaves and place a piece of lime on it. Enjoy the healthy and tasty side dish with you family.
Notes
You can visit this link of a healthy vegetarian side dish Kadala Parippu Pradhaman. You can also visit this link Kerala Cheera Thoran.
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