Black Chana masala

Ingredients:

Black Chana (soaked overnight) - 2 cups

Finely chopped onion - 1 big size

Finely chopped tomato - 1 medium size

Finely chopped green chillies - 2-3 no.

Garlic-ginger paste - 1 tbs

Hing - 1 pinch

Red chilli powder - 1 tbs

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Cumin powder - 1tsp

Corriander powder - 1 tbs

oil

salt to taste

Directions:

1.Soak black chana overnight.

2.Cook in a pressure cooker till soft.

3.In a sauce pan heat oil, add hing,saute onions,green chillies, ginger- garlic paste, then add all masales ,tomatoes, salt & cook all ingredients till the tomatoes cooked properly.

4.Then add cooked black chana and bring it to boil. Then cover and cook on low heat for 15 minutes.

5.Cook until the chana is quite soft and has absorbed all flavors.

6. Serve hot with rice or you can eat black chana masala in breakfast.

It is very traditional breakfast dish.

Uttapam

Ingredients:

Dosa batter (1:3 ratio of urad dal and rice)

Tomato - 1small
Onion - 1 small
Chopped coriander leaves
Green Chillies - 1-2 no.

Procedure:

1.Place the chopped onion, diced tomatoes, chopped green chile, and chopped cilantro in separate bowl. Make the batter like dosa but it should be thick not thin like dosa.
2.Heat a griddle or nonstick pan. Brush with a little oil and pour in 4-5 tablespoons of the batter. Spread evenly with the back of a spoon into a thick circle .
3.Garnish the surface with a little each of the cut onion, tomato, green chillies, and chopped coriander leaves and spread evenly. Sprinkle some of the oil over and around the uttapam. Cook on low heat until small bubbles appear on the surface, about 5 minutes.
4.Turn over and cook the other side until crisp and golden browen .

5.Serve hot with sambar curry and coconut chutney.