Dhaaba style chanamasala

Name: Dhaaba style chanamasala
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tsp ghee; 2 tsp oil; 2 Onions; 2 Tomatoes; 1/2 tsp Cumin; 1/2 tsp fennel; 2-3 Bay leaves; 1 Cinnamon stick (medium sized); Cloves 2 or 3; to taste Chilli powder; 1 tsp Coriander powder; 1 tsp Garam masala; 2 tsp Ginger garlic paste; 8-10 Curry leaves; as needed White chana boiled; 1/2 tsp Lemon juice; as needed Coriander leaves; 1 tsp Kasuri methi; as needed Grated coconut half cup; 5 Cashewnuts; 2 Green chillies

Hemapriya @cook_21716157

Coimbatore

Dhaabas has always been in my goto list for dinners since my school days. They provide us with the exact north indian flavors and satisfy our food cravings with lip smacking menus. So,here goes my first dhaaba style recipe for our all time favorite,chanamasala.

Hemapriya @cook_21716157

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Ingredients

20 mins

4 servings

2 tspghee
2 tspoil
2Onions
2Tomatoes
1/2 tspCumin
1/2 tspfennel
2-3Bay leaves
1Cinnamon stick (medium sized)
Cloves2 or 3
to tasteChilli powder
1 tspCoriander powder
1 tspGaram masala
2 tspGinger garlic paste
8-10Curry leaves
as neededWhite chana boiled
1/2 tspLemon juice
as neededCoriander leaves
1 tspKasuri methi
as neededCoconut Paste
as neededGrated coconut half cup
5Cashewnuts
2Green chillies

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Steps

20 mins

1

Add 2 tsp of ghee and 2 tsp of oil in a pan
2

Add the onions,cumin,fennel,bay leaves,cinnamon and clove and saute for 2 mins
3

Add curry leaves,ginger garlic paste and allow them to fry for 2 mins,and add chilli chilli powder,coriander powder and garam masala fry till the oil separates.
4

Add the coconut paste and tomato paste and fry them well and add the required amount of water allow them to boil. Take a handful of chanafrom the boiled chanaand coarse grind them and set aside.
5

Add required amount of salt and 1 tsp of sugar and add the grinded white chanainto the pan and mix them well and add the boiled channa.
6

Close the lid and allow them to reduce to half.
7

Add a tsp of lemon juice and kasuri methi and give a good mix switch off the stove.
8

Temper one greenchilli in ghee and add that into the chanamasala
9

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rotis or parathas