Chana Batura

Ingredients :

For Batura :

Maida - 2 cups

Milk - 1 cup

Curd - 1/2 cup

Baking powder - 1/2 tsp

Sugar - 2 tsp

Salt - As reqd

Oil for deep frying

For Chana/chole :

Kabuli chana - 1 cup

Onion(large) - 1 no

Tomato - 1 no(finely chopped)

Green chillies - 2 nos(finely chopped)

Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tbsp

Chilly powder - 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Garam masala powder - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds(Jeerakam) - 1 tsp

Spices - 2 each

Oil - 1/4 cup

Salt - As reqd

Coriander leaves for garnishing

Preparation method :

Batura:

1)Mix together all the ingredients for making batura.

2)Knead them together to make a smooth dough.

3)Keep it aside atleast for 1 hour.

4)Make medium sized balls off the dough.

5)Roll them out to thick big poories.

6)Deep fry them in oil.

Chana/Chole :

1)Soak the channa overnight.

2)Pressure cook it, till done.

3)Grind onion to a smooth paste.

4)Heat oil in a pan or a kadai.

5)Splutter cumin seeds and spices(cloves, cardamom and cinnamon).

6)Add onion paste and ginger-garlic paste and saute, till the oil starts to separate.

7)Add all powders and salt and saute for a few seconds.

8)Add tomatoes and green chillies and saute, till the tomatoes blend well.

9)Add the cooked channa and mix well.

10)Cook, till the gravy thickens.

11)Garnish with coriander leaves.