Chane Jaiselmer Ke For RCI - Rajsthan

Ingredients:

• Black Bengal Gram (Kale Chane): 1 Cup
• Medium Sized Onion: 2
• Chopped Green Chillies: 3-4
• Chopped Coriander Leaves: 1 Cup
• Yogurt: 1 & 1/2 Cup
• Garam Masala Powder: 1 tsp
• Coriander Powder: 2 tsp
• Red Chilli Powder: 1 tsp
• Turmeric Powder: 1 tsp
• Chaat Masala: 2 tsp
• Besan (Gram Flour): 4 tsp
• Hing (Asafoetida): 1/4 tsp
• 2 inch Cinnamon: 1
• Cumin Seeds: 1 tsp
• Black Cardamoms: 2-3
• Cloves: 5-6
• Pure Ghee: 2 tbsp
• Oil: 2 tbsp
• Salt to Taste

Procedure

• Soak bengal gram overnight in 4 cup water. Drain, mix in 6 cup of water and pressure stir fry till done. Then mash the grams slightly.
• Heat up ghee and oil, add cumin seeds, when they crackle mix in the whole garam masala, fry for 1-2 minutes. Mix in asafoetida and chopped green chillies, sautae.
• Then mix yogurt, gram flour, 1 cup water and dry spices very well in a bowl.
• Then add this yogurt mixture in sautaed whole garam masala. Keep stirring till it boils.
• Then mix in the grams along with the water they were boiled in. Mix in salt to taste. Mix well. Cover and simmer (boil slowly at low temperature) for 8-10 minutes.
• Serve hot decorated with cut coriander leaves and onion .

This is my entry for Padmaja's RCI- Rajasthan.

Source:
IndiaFoodForever