CHANNA BATURA, Restaurant style (using electric rice cooker), Version 1

CHANNA  BATURA

This receipe is a cook & serve type receipe. I prepared this receipe using electric rice cooker. This receipe, can also be done using pressure cooker. About 4 whistles on high and 5 mins in sim mode is required to be cooked.



INGREDIENTS:-

Black Channa / Channa - 100 gms (1/2 cup) soak overnight
Tomatoes - 150 gms
Big Onion - 200 gms,
Ginger - garlic paste - 3 tsp (or) Ginger - 1 inch and garlic pods - 10
Oil - 2 tbsp
Water - 2 cups

Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam masala / chole masala - 1 tsp
Amchur powder - 1/4 tsp
Nutmeg powder - a pinch
Salt to taste

For Seasoning :-

Bay leaf - 2 nos.
Cinnamon - 1 inch
Cardamom seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cloves - 4
Javithri/mace - 1
Kal paasu /Dagad Phool - 1 crushed
Cumin Seeds - 3 tsp
Fennel seeds - 2 tsp

METHOD:-

Grind Onion, Ginger and garlic together to a fine paste and set aside.

Grind Tomatoes, separately,  to a fine paste and set side.

Heat Oil in  electric rice cooker, and add the spices given under seasoning. Keep it in low /warm mode, for 2 mins.

Add the onion paste, saute for 2 mins and add all the powders, mix well.


Add tomato paste and mix well. Add salt. Continue Stirring.

Wash the channa, and add it to the masala/gravy. Here, channa gets cooked along with masalas. Add 2 cups of water.

It takes approximately, 20 mins. Check in between and if required increase the water level or the time.





Tastes better with chole poori, bread, chappati.