Chana curry

Ingredients:

Chana  - 1½cups soaked overnight (add 1tbsp of chana dal to it)

Onion   - 1 big

Tomatoes         - 2 medium size

Oil        -2 tbsps

Turmeric powder          - 1/3 tsp

Chille powder   -  ½ tsp

Coriander powder        -1tsp

Garam masala powder  - ½ tsp

Tamarind

Salt to taste

Bay leaf            - 1

Cloves  -3

Tea powder      - 2 tsps

Method:

Boil one cup water, add the tea powder. Remove from fire and let it seep for 2 minutes. Sieve and pour the tea into the pressure cooker. Add another cup of water, soaked chana, bay leaf, cloves and salt. Pressure cook for 15 minutes and allow it to cool.

Meanwhile, grind sliced onion and tomatoes and add it to heated oil in a thick bottomed pan. Reduce the flame and keep stirring in between till the oil starts separating. Now add all the masala powders, stir, add the cooked chana (mash some of the chana with the back of the ladle) , and tamarind pulp. Simmer for about ten minutes and it is ready to be served with puris or bature. Can be garnished with cut coriander leaves.