Harbhara UsaL

A veggie from black chick peas or bengal gram. This bhaji/UsaL tastes good if made little  spicy.


Ingredients
1 cup black chickpeas (soaked in water for 5-6 hours)
salt to taste

To be ground in a paste
1 inch ginger
5-6 garlic cloves
1-2 green chilies
1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
4-5 mint leaves

Tempering
2-3 tsp oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped tomato
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp garam masala/malwani masala

Method

• Pressure cook soaked chana with enough water. (approx. double the quantity of chana)
• Grind the ingredients to a fine paste.
• Heat oil in a pan. Fry onion and ground masala paste. Add tomatoes and fry well. Add other powders.
• Mix in the cooked chana  along with the water in which it is cooked. Add salt and let it cook on medium-low flame.
• Do not make it too dry. It tastes better with some gravy in it.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
• Serve with chapati or bread.