Channa Kuruma

Ingredients :

Channa - 1 cup
Onions - 2
Tomato - 2
Ginger - 1 inch
Green chilli - 3 nos
Fennel seeds - 1 Table spoon
Bay leaf - 1
Cardamom - 1
Cloves - 2
Coconut - 2 tspn
Cashew - 4 to 5 nos
Turmeric - a pinch
Chilli powder - 1 tspn
Mint leaves - optional
Coriander leaves few
Oil - 3 tspn

Method:

1.Pressure cook the channa adding salt and keep aside.
2.Now Take a frying pan add little oil and fry ginger, fennel seeds (1/2 tsp),and green chillies for sometime.
3.Mix this with fresh coconut along with cashews and grind it to a smooth paste and keep aside.
4.Take the pressure cooker add oil, after it gets heated add bay leaf, cardamom, cloves and allow it to splutter.
5.Add onions and fry until golden brown. Add tomatoes,mint and fry for sometime.
6.Add turmeric powder ,chilli powder,channa,salt and water (1/2cup) .close the lid and allow 1 or 2 whistles.
7.When the pressure comes down open the lid and add the coconut paste. Mix well. Allow it to boil for sometime and turn off the stove. Garnish with coriander leaves.