Channa Aloo Masala

         Channa Aloo Masala is a delicious Indian recipe recipe , with chickpeas and potato in onion tomato gravy with spices.Popular curry served as a side dish with batura, rice, roti, paratha and can also be used for making Channa chaats....

Prep Time :10 mins        Cook Time:10 mins        Serves:4

Ingredients:

• Channa - 200 gms
• Aloo - 200 gms
• Onion - 1 big size, finely chopped
• Tomato - 2 medium sized roughly chopped
• Ginger - 1 inch
• Garlic - 5 to 6 pods
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Curry masala  - 1 tsp
• Salt for taste

      
To Temper:

• fennel seeds - 1 tsp
• Cloves - 2
• Cinnamon - small piece

Method:

• Soak Channa overnight.
• Boil channa and potato in cooker adding little salt
• In a pan put 3tsps of oil, add fennel seeds cloves and cinnamon
• Now add the ginger ,garlic and onions,fry till light brown
• Add  the tomato and the dry powders and fry in low flames till the tomatoes get smashed.Allow it to cool.
• Grind it and add the mixture to the boiled channa and aloo.
• Add water and boil according to the consistency required.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve with chappathis,Batura,Parathas and can be used for Channa Masala Chaat