Chana Pindi
Chickpeas-Rawalpindi Style
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  Serves : 12

  Time : 45 minutes

   in 5 Litre Hawkins Contura

 
Ingredients
2 ½ tbsp pomegranate seeds
2 tbsp cumin seeds
4 cups water
4 cups chickpeas (soaked overnight or in hot water for 2 hours and drained)
2 ½ tbsp salt
4 brown cardamoms
5 sticks (2 ½ cm each) cinnamon
10 cloves
4 tbsp coriander powder
2 ½ tsp pepper powder
2 tsp garam masala powder
3 tbsp mango powder
6 green chillies (slit)
15 g ginger (cut into thin strips)
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup ghee
1 medium (100 g) onion (sliced)
2 lemons (cut into wedges)

Recipe
1. In a pan, roast together pomegranate and cumin seeds and grind to a powder.
2. Put water, chickpeas, 4 tsp salt, cardamoms, cinnamon and cloves in cooker. Stir.
3. Close cooker. Bring to full pressure on high heat. Reduce heat and cook for 18 minutes.
4. Remove cooker from heat. Allow to cool naturally.
5. Open cooker. Drain off cooking liquid and reserve. Add remaining salt ( 3 ½ tsp), pomegranate-cumin, coriander, pepper, garam masala and mango powders. Mix till chickpeas are coated with spices. Sprinkle chillies and ginger on top.
6. In a pan, heat oil and ghee together about 3 minutes and pour evenly over chickpeas. Add cooking liquid.
7. Place cooker on medium heat. Cook till liquid dries up and oil shows seperately (approximately 10 minutes), stirring occasionally.
8. Place chickpeas on serving dish. Serve hot, granished with onion and lemon wedges.



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