Khana- Indian Recipes and Cuisine

Method

Step 1: Soak channa overnight with a little (cooking soda) and enough water. Wash well before cooking.
Step 2: Peel yam cut into cubes.
Step 3: Pressure cook the yam, channa with turmeric powder till done.
Step 4: Heat oil, and fry the grated coconut till golden brown. Add ground mixture fry for few minutes.
Step 5: Add finely chopped tomatoes fry till it smells good
Step 6: Add the yam - channa. Mix the flour with little water to a smooth paste and salt together. Keep simmer for five minutes stirring constantly. Remove from fire.
Step 7: For tempering: heat oil, and season with mustard seeds curry leaves and black gram dhal. Pour the seasoning over the yam channa mixture.
Step 8: Garnish with coriander leaves serve hot with roties or puris
Step 9: Omit the flour in the above necipe and follow the same procedure.

Ingredients

Yam - 1/4 kg

White kabuli channa - 1 cup

Tomatoes - 2 (chop finely)

Fresh coconut - 3 tsp (grated)

Flour - 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Black gram dhal - 1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

A sprig of curry leaves

Oil for deep - frying

Salt to taste

Grind together

Grated coconut - 1/2

Red chillies - 7

Sesame seeds - 2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

A pinch of asafoetida

A pinch of coriander leaves