Chana Masala with Rice

Ingredients:

• 2 onions
• 1 tbsp garam masala powder
• 1 tbsp red chilli powder
• 2 tbsp coriander- cumin powder
• 1 cup chick peas (kabuli chana)
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 tomatoes
• salt to taste

For garnish

• 1 tomatoes
• 2 tblsp coriander leaves chopped
• 1 green chilli
• Onion flakes
• Lemon slice

Method:

1. Soak the chana for at least six hours and then drain.
2. Cut the onions.
3. Wash and quarter two tomatoes and make slices of the remaining.
4. Wash and slit the green chillie.
5.  Mix chana in water and stir fry in a pressure cooker till done. Take care the chanas do not get mashed.
6. Heat up the oil and add the onions into it and stir fry till golden brown.Add tomatoes to the onions. Put dhania-jeera powder and red chilli powder and fry again.
7. After five minutes, mix in the garam masala powder, aand stir fry for two minutes.
8. Mix in the boiled chanas and salt.
9. Decorate with cut coriander leaves, slit green chillies, slices of tomatoes, onions and lemon.
10. Serve it with hot rice.