Chana Madra (Chickpea yogurt gravy)

Name: Chana Madra (Chickpea yogurt gravy)
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 2 person
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 -cup Chickpeas (soaked overnight and boiled with turmeric and salt in cooker for 5-6 whistle); 1 -cup curd (fresh thick one is best); 2 - teaspoon ghee (any oil of your choice, but ghee gives nice aroma); pinch Hing; 1 tsp Jeera; as needed 1- Bay leaf,1-star anise,1- Cinnamon,2- cardamon,3- cloves,6-7 black pepper (optional),1- teaspoon raisins and cashews; 1 tsp Dry spicy powder; 1/4 - teaspoon turmeric powder; 1/2 - teaspoon Chilli powder (Kashmir Chilli powder gives nice colour); 1 - teaspoon coriander powder; to taste Salt; as needed ghee/oil

Nandhini Jayakumar @cook_17820737

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Madra means a thick fresh curd based gravy blended with spices a very popular dish of Himachali Cusinie. Most of the time it is prepared in Himachal’s traditional function called Dhaam. #dal #india chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans,other varieties can be black, green, and red.💚chickpeas are high in protein and make an excellent replacement for meat in vegetarian and vegan diets

Nandhini Jayakumar @cook_17820737

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

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Ingredients

10 minutes

2 person

1-cup Chickpeas (soaked overnight and boiled with turmeric and salt in cooker for 5-6 whistle)
1-cup curd (fresh thick one is best)
2- teaspoon ghee (any oil of your choice, but ghee gives nice aroma)
pinchHing
1 tspJeera
Dry spices
as needed1- Bay leaf,1-star anise,1- Cinnamon,2- cardamon,3- cloves,6-7 black pepper (optional),1- teaspoon raisins and cashews
1 tspDry spicy powder
1/4- teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2- teaspoon Chilli powder (Kashmir Chilli powder gives nice colour)
1- teaspoon coriander powder
to tasteSalt
as neededghee/oil

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Steps

10 minutes

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I had soaked chickpeas overnight and than cooked in cooker for 5-6 whistle. Take a kadai add ghee than Jeera and Hing following to that dry spices.
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Than add dry spice powders just saute for 30 seconds.Add boiled Chana and cover the lid and cook for 3 to 5 minutes till the Chana absorbs the flavors.
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Now add the thick curd and whisk it continously otherwise the gravy will not come out well, don't let it curddle.
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Keep on low flame and when the gravy starts to boil thats the right time to add dry fruits and salt, let it cook for 2 minutes.
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Switch off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves, dry fruits and dazzle with ghee.
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Chana Madra goes well with hot rice,roti,naan.This Thick gravy has slight tangy taste of curd and full flavours of dry spices.
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Tips:🔼Use fresh thick curd only. 🔼We can add garam masala at last for flavour. 🔼If you want gravy to be thicken add rice flour/besan. 🔼Dry fruits gives the sweet taste to the gravy. 🔼We can add dry spice powders in curd also instead frying in oil.
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