Channa Masala

Channa Masala
Side Dish

Ingredients
2 cups Channa/ Chickpeas
1 spoon Onion powder/1 Onion chopped
2 Green Chillis chopped
1/2 spoon Garlic powder/ garlic paste
1/2 spoon Ginger paste
1 spoon Jeera
1 Tomato puree
1 spoon Garam Masala powder
Salt
Oil

Masala
1/4 inch Cinnamon stick
2 Clove
1 spoon Red Chilli powder
1/2 spoon Turmeric powder
1/2 spoon Kasuri Methi
1 spoon Coriander seeds

Method
Soak Chickpeas/Channa in water for 6 - 8 hours or overnight.
Pressure cook Channa for 1 whistle.
Grind masala in a mixer jar into a fine powder (ingredients mentioned above)
Heat 2 spoons oil in a pan, add Jeera, garlic powder, ginger, onion powder, green chilli, tomato puree and saute on low flame.
Add cooked Channa with water, masala powder, garam masala powder and salt.
Cook on medium flame for 4 - 5 minutes and turn off the flame.
Serve Channa Masala with hot Chapati or Puri.

Note:
I have used Red Onion powder and garlic powder from Kitchendlite.