Kadala Curry ( Chana Masala ).....

Ingredients 

Kadala ( Black chana) - 1 cup
Onion -1 (medium)
Tomato-1(medium)
Ginger-1/2 inch piece
Garlic- 2-3 pods
Green chilli-1
Chilly powder- 1 tsp
Coriander powder- 2 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder- 1/2 tsp
salt-as reqd
water-as reqd
Oil - 1 tbsp

Tampering.

Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
dried red chilli- 1
Small onion -1
Curry leaves-1 stem.

1)   Soak one cup of black chana for at least 8 hours. Cook it in a pressure cooker by adding enough water and salt  for about five to 6 whistles.

2)  Chop onion , tomato, ginger and garlic.
3) Heat oil on a pan.
4) Add chopped onions,  half of the curry leaves and green chillies and saute till the onions turn translucent and slightly brown.

5) Now add chopped ginger and garlic. Stir for a minute and then add chopped tomatoes.
7) To this add chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder and saute till the aroma comes.
8) Take 1/4 cup of cooked chana and keep it aside. Pour the rest of cooked chana with water to the pan.
9) Adjust salt because we cooked the chana with salt .
10) Let it cook in low/medium flame for almost 10 minutes.
11) Grind the chana we kept aside with a little water and add this to the curry this is to thicken the gravy.
12) Add garam masala and coock for five more minutes and switch it off.
13) Heat some oil in another pan and splatter mustard seeds. Add sliced small onions, red chillies and curry leaves . Saute till onions turn brown.Pour this tampering over the curry.