CHANNA MASALA ( चन्ना मसाला )

Ingredients:

chenna - 500 gm
onion -3
tomato -2
chilli powder -tea sp.
coriander powder -tea sp.
green chilli -3
ginger finely chopped -tea sp
garlic finely chopped -4 tea sp
coconut grated -cup
aniseed{saunf} -tea SP
cinnamon -1" pieces 3nos
cardamom -3
mustard seeds -1 tea sp
curry leaf -two stems
coriander leaf -enough to garnish
oil -table sp.
salt - to taste

Procedure:

Method.

1. Soak chenna in water 4-5 hr. Until it is tender.
2. Cook in a pressure cooker.
3. Chop tomato, onion and green chilli.
4. Heat the oil, break mustard, add curry leaves first, then chopped tomato, onion and
green chilli.mix it well. Keep in a medium fire, stir occasionally until golden brown.
5. In a frying pan fry coconut till golden brown, turn the fire to low, add chilli power, coriander powder, aniseed, cinnamon mix well. Take out from fire, leave for few minutes and grind with water.
6. Add this masala to the fried onion, mix well, when oil separates add chenna,ginger,garlic and salt.boil for 5 minutes. 7. Sprinkle coriander leaves. Serve hot. enjoy.....