Chane Jaisalmer Ke

Jaisalmer- Jaysalmer The city of sands the city of forts.this beautiful Golden city lies in the middle of the desert so that it is surrounded by sands.The city of jaisalmer has it's own distinct food culture and cuisine which is little different from other Indian cuisine.There are so many special dishes from this area few are like Ker sangri, Kadhi pakode, banon aloo and this Chane ki sabji from jaisalmer I have chosen for today s Rajasthani recipe for Blogging Marathon#6.

INGREDIENTS:---

Kala chana (black chick peas) ---- 1 cup

Yogurt ----- 1 1/2 cup

Besan (chick pea flour) --- 1 tab sp

Turmeric ---- 1 te asp

Salt ---- 11/2 te asp

Asafoetida ---- 1/2 tea sp

Green chillies -- 4 slit

Red chilli powder --- 1 tea sp

Coriander powder --- 1 te asp

Garam masala powder -- 1/2 tea sp

Chat masala ---- 3/4 tea sp

Cinnamon -- 1 inch stick

Cloves --- 4

Green cardamom --- 3

Cumin seeds -- 1 tea sp

Ghee --- 2 tab sp

Sliced onion -- 1 tab sp

Chopped coriander leaves --- 1 tab sp

METHOD:----

1. Wash and soak chane for over night in enough water.

2.Pressure cook chane for 3 whistles in the same water.

3. Mash chane lightly and set a side.

4.Take yogurt in a mixing bowl whisk well to give smooth texture.

5.Add chick pea flour,red chillie powder,turmeric powder,garam masala powder,chat masala powder,coriander powder and again whisk well that no lumps form.Add green chillies Asafotieda and mix well.

6.Heat ghee in a pan add cinnamon.cloves,cardamom and cumin seeds when they begin to change the color add yogurt mixture, salt mix well.

7.Now add chane and 1/2 cup water if required,mix well and bring to a full boil and cook for 5 more minutes.

Remove from heat,garnish with coriander leave and sliced onion.

Serve hot with puri...

Lets check what our friends were cooking today.