Kala Chana For Prasad

This is my utmost favorite dish which I love to eat on the ninth day of Navratri with puri and halwa.

Ingredients

Kaala Chana - 3/4 cup

Corridor powder - 1 tsp

Dry mango powder - 1 tsp

Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Cooking oil - 2 tbsp

Hing (asafetida) - 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1tsp

Ginger, sliced - 1 tbsp

Cilantro - for garnishing (optional)

Salt - to taste

Method

Soak in water over night and pressure cook chana with few tsp of ghee and salt for 5-6 whistles.

Once pressure cooked, release the pressure and strain chana and keep it aside.

Next make paste of dry spices with 1 tbsp water. making paste with water ensures that the the spices will not burn on cooking.

Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, heeng and sliced ginger and cook. Now add water soaked spices and cook till oil is released.

Once oil is released, mix boiled chana , add more salt to adjust the taste and add some water and cook chana by covering the pan for 3-5 minutes

Once cooked, garnish with more sliced ginger and cilantro

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