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Kaala Chana:
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cup Kaala Chana, picked through and soaked overnight
1 onion chopped fine
1 bay leaf
1" cinnamon stick
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder (haldi)
5 cups of water
4 Tbsp. ghee or vegetable oil
1/4 tsp. cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tsp. ginger/garlic paste
3 roma tomatoes peeled and mashed
1 jalepeno chopped or 2 dried red chili
4 whole cloves
2 whole cardamoms
1/2 tsp. black pepper (optional)
juice of 1 key lime or ½ of a big lime
salt to taste.
For the garnish - 4 Tbsp. chopped cilantro. Procedure:
1.Drain the water from the kaala chana. Add 3 cups of water to a heavy pot and add kaala
chana, onion, bay leaf, cinnamon, turmeric, water and salt. Reduce heat and let it simmer.
2. As the dal is simmering, heat ghee in a small sauce pan and fry cumin seeds till they
brown. Add the tomatoes, ginger, jalepeneo, chili, whole spices and fry the seasonings.
Saute until the tomatoes are all cooked and the oil separates from them.
3. Pour the seasonings in the pot of kala chana along with black pepper and let it
continue to simmer on low until the chana is soft and cooked. Adjust the water, to the
consistency you like( from soup like consistency to thick soup, pour over dal or to eat
with flat bread)
4. Add lime juice. Garnish with chopped cilantro. |
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