Methi Chole

Ingredients:

Kabuli chana (white chana) 1 cup
One small onion
2 tomatoes
Cumin seeds
Garlic cloves 2
Ginger garlic paste 1 sp
Turmeric a pinch
Methi leaves 2 cups
Tamarind paste 1 sp
Coriander powder 1 sp
Cumin powder 1/2 sp
Red chilli powder 1 sp
Garam masala powder 1/4 th sp
Green chillies 2
Salt to taste
Oil 1 sp

Method:

1. Soak chana over night and then boil them in pressure cooker by adding water and little salt.
2. Take oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and when they splutter, add the finely chopped garlic.
3. After few seconds, add finely chopped onions and cook till they turn slightly brown.
4. Now add turmeric and green chillies and fry for few seconds.
5. Now add ginger garlic paste and cook till the raw smell goes.
6. Wash and chop fresh methi leaves and add it to the onions and cook on high flame for 3-4 mins till the water in methi evaporates and it looks dry.
7. Now add coriander powder, cumin powder, chilli powder, salt and cook for a minute.
8. Now add the chopped tomatoes and cook for 3-4 minutes till the tomatoes become mushy.
9. Take 2 sp of boiled chana, mash it and keep it aside.
10. Now add the tamarind paste, 1 cup of water and the boiled chana to the tomato mixture and cook for 5 minutes.
11. Now add the mashed chana and cook for 3-4 mins till the gravy thickens.
12. Finally add garam masala powder, mix well and serve hot with rotis.