Channa Bhatura
- 1 cup kabuli channa soaked overnight
- 1 tomato
- 2 onions lrgs
- coriander tablespoon Chopped
- 1 teaspoon ginger grated
- 1 teaspoon garlic crushed
- 1 lemon juice extracted
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- 1 teaspoon tea leaves tied into a pouch in a small piece of clean muslin cloth
- 4 green chillies slit
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon clove Cinnamon -, powder, turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon Garam Masala pepper powder
- salt to taste
- 2 cups plain flour maida
- 2 tablespoons curds
- 2 tablespoons butter or oil
- 1 teaspoon bicarb Soda
- salt to taste
- milk to knead dough
- oil to deep fry
- Sieve together flour, salt and soda.
- Add and mix in curds and oil.
- Add enough milk to knead into a soft pliable dough.
- Cover with a wet cloth.
- Keep aside for 5-6 hours. Make sure the cloth does not dry up, or wet again.
- Knead dough again. Take fistful of dough. Roll into 1/4" thick 5" diameter round. Fry in hot oil. Turning only once. Till very light golden in colour. Repeat for all. Serve hot with hot channa and slices of onions and lemon.
- Chop remaining tomatoes and onions fine. Heat oil in a large skillet.
- Add cumin seeds to splutter.
- Add ginger-garlic and fry for a minute.
- Add chopped tomatoes, onion and fry till tender.
- Add channa-paste, fry further 3-4 minutes.
- Add all dry masala except cinnamon-clove powder.
- Stir and fry till oil separates. Add drained channa and 2 cup water which was drained from channa.
- Stir and bring to boil.
- Simmer for 7-8 minutes till gravy thickens.
- Take in serving dish.
- Heat ghee in a small sauce pan.
- Add the chillies and cinnamon-clove powder.
- Add chopped coriander and pour hot over the channa.
kabuli channa, tomato, onions, coriander, ginger grated, garlic, lemon juice, oil, ghee, muslin cloth, green chillies, bay leaves, sugar, cumin seeds, chilli powder, clove cinnamon, garam masala, salt, flour, curds, butter, bicarb soda, salt, milk, oil
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Channa-Bhatura-1649590 (may not work)