Firstly wash n soak chickpea(white chana) fo' about 6-8 hours or over night in sufficient water.. After soaked out boil in a pressure cooker by adding salt, 2tea bags n 2 pieces of indian goose berry(amla) fo' nice brownish color..Cook chick peas in pressure cooker fo' about 30-40 minutes or till get soft, fo' this firstly u have to cook on high flame till 2-3 whistles then slow down the flame n cook.. Take out the amlas from boiled chanas n keep aside fo' garnishing..remove the tea bags n throw

Take a wok or a pan and fry onion slices,ginger juliens and slit green chilles one by one in little by little oil and take out..now in the same pan roast bay leaf,cinamen stick, green cardmum and star anise..take out and keep aside

Add chopped onions and stir fry till golden in colour then add blended tomato and cook till the whole juice of tomatoes evaporated and the masala get cooked nicely, now add salt,red pepper powder, roasted cumin powder,chana masala and stir fry fo' one minute more..add boiled chick peas and fried herbs and give a good mix to chick peas with masala..cook fo' 5-7 minutes till the chick peas get a semi thicken texture(and't too much dry)..at this stage add garam masala,coriander leaves and flame off