Today I made puttu (steamed rice cake) and chana curry for breakfast, it is one of the healthy foods. It is a common south Indian food. Today I am going to write the recipe of chana curry.

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Ingredients

• Black chana 2 cups
• Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
• Chili (cayenne pepper) powder 1 tsp
• Coriander powder 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala 1/2 tsp
• Black pepper powder 1/4 tsp
• Garlic pods 3
• Grated coconut 1/3 cup
• Salt 2 tsp (you should change it according to your taste)

• For seasoning
  • Vegetable oil 1 tbsp
  • Dry chilies 2
  • Thinly sliced ginger 1 tbsp
  • Curry leaves 1
  • Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
  • Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp

How to make

• Soak the chana for 12 hours
• Take a pressure cooker and add the soaked chana, salt and water

• Keep the stove in medium heat and cook for 3 whistles
• Switch off the stove and when the pressure is released, open the cooker
• In the mean time grind the grated coconut with garlic and other spices (turmeric powder, chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala and black pepper power)

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• Grind them into a coarse mixture and add the mixture into the cooked chana
• Switch on the stove and cook for 3 more minutes with the cooker lid open
• Take a small pan and heat it in medium heat
• Add the oil and mustard seeds and once it crackles, add the other seasoning items
• Add this into the chana curry, now it is ready to serve

• It will go with chapatti or rice too, but I like to eat with puttu