Chole masala

Ingredients:

• Kabuli Chana/chole/Chik Peas : 1 cup (soak over night)
• Onions : 1 (finely chopped)
• Tomatoes : 2 (finely chopped)
• Potato :1(peel it ,boil , make 1" cubes)
• Ginger -garlic paste : 1tspn
• Chillies : 3(split length-wise)
• Salt : as per taste
• Chilli powder :as per taste
• Coriander powder : 1 tspn
• Chole masala : 1 tbspn
• Garam masala : 1 tspn
• Curd : 2 tbspn
• Kasuri methi : 1 tbspn
• Coriander leaves : 1 tbspn
• Oil : 2 tbspn

Preparation:

1. Boil Chana along with 3 cups of water until they become soft. Make sure that Chana is soft but not overcooked.
2. Take 2-3 tbspn of chana from boiled ones, grind it into a coarse paste and keep aside.
3.  Heat oil in a pan , add boiled potato cubes and fry them lightly until their color changes to golden brown and keep aside.
4. Using the same pan, add ginger-garlic paste , chillies and fry for one minute.
5. Now add chopped onions and fry for two minutes. Then add salt , coriander powder , chilli powder and fry for 5 more minutes till the onions become tender.
6. Later add tomatoes and cook until they become soft. At this stage add sufficient water to form gravy.
7. Add channa , grinded channa , fried potatoes, kasuri methi , chole masala  ( i use  Everest chole masala ) and stir well and cook for 15-20 mins until the gravy becomes slightly thick.
8. Finally add curd , garam masala to it and garnish with coriander leaves and lemon.