Chana Masala

Ingredients

1 cup Kale chane (Black chickpea/whole Bengal gram)

2 Onion finely chopped

½ cup tomato puree

1 teaspoon ginger paste

½  teaspoon garlic paste

2 green chilli, finely chopped

½ teaspoon garam masala

½ teaspoon coriander powder

2 leaves of tejpatta (Bay leaf)

2 cloves

A small piece of cinnamon

1 cardamom

½ teaspoon of red chilli

1 tea spoon Chole masala

1tablespoon Chopped coriander leaves

1 tea spoon roasted and grounded cumin seeds

Salt to taste

1 tablespoon oil

Method

Soak chane overnight.

Take chane to pressure cooker

Add salt and turmeric to chane.

boil the chane  with2 cups of  water in a pressure cooker for 5 minutes in high flame, after that reduce the heat to a slow flame for the next 10-15 minutes.

Let the pressure cooker cool by itself.

Heat oil in a pan.

Add ginger, garlic paste in it. Cook for 2 minutes.

Now add chopped onions, green chilies.  Stir it. Cook it till golden brown.

Now add tomato puree to it. Keep stirring.

Cook till the oil separates.

Add bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, garam masala, coriander powder, chole masala,  red chilli powder,  cumin powder and salt to taste, and stir it well.

Add boiled chole to it and cook for 5 minutes.

Pour in a serving bowl and garnish with lemon slice and coriander leaves.

Serve while hot with parantha.