Sindhi Channa Recipe

• 2 cup Chickpeas (Kabuli Channa)
• 4 Onions
• 3 Tomato, grated
• 1 tsp Ginger, grated
• 1 tsp Coriander Seed Powder (dhania)
• 1 tsp Garlic, crushed
• ½ tsp Asafoetida (hing)
• ½ tsp Turmeric Powder (haldi)
• 10 Peppercorns
• 2 Bay Leaves
• 7 Clove (lavang)
• 2 tbsp Oil
• 2 tbsp Coriander, finely chopped
• 2 black Cardamom
• ½ tsp Garam Masala Powder
• ½ tsp Black Pepper Powder (kali mirch)
• 1 tsp Amchoor Powder (dried mango)
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds (jeera)
• Salt, to taste
• 1 Lemon, cut into wedges (optional)

• Wash and soak chickpeas in plenty of water, a night before preparing it.
• In the morning, drain the water, transfer chickpeas to the pressure cooker and add put 4 to 5 cups of water to cooker.
• Slice the onions and add it to the pressure cooker along with bay leaves, peppercorns, cloves, salt and cardamoms.
• On simmer flame, let the chickpeas to cook till they are tender. It will take approximately 30- 40 minutes to cook completely.
• When cooked; cool and drain it and then separate channa, water and whole spices. Keep them aside.
• Now, wash and peel the remaining three onions; chop one onion and make a puree of the remaining two onions.
• Take a heavy bottomed pan and heat oil in it.
• When oil is hot, put cumin seeds and asafoetida in it. When the seeds start to crackle, put ginger, garlic, sliced onion and fry till the onion is light brown.
• Now, add pureed onions, tomato puree, turmeric powder, amchoor powder, black pepper powder, garam masala powder and coriander seed powder in it and saute for 5 to 7 minutes.
• Follow the procedure by adding drained water in it and allow it to boil for 7 to 8 minutes.
• Add chickpeas and salt in it and stir fry it till the gravy is thick.
• Garnish it with finely chopped coriander leaves with wedges of lemon and serve hot with puris.