Ingredients

For the Masala Paste:-

• 4 Kashmiri chillies
• 4 cloves
• 5 Peppercorns
• 1/2 inch Cinnamon stick
• 1 tbsp Coriander seeds
• 1/2 tsp Fennel seeds
• 1 Onion (sliced)
• 1/2 cup Fresh grated coconut
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder

Other Ingredients:-

• 2 tbsp Oil
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 6 Curry leaves
• 1 Green chili (chopped)
• A pinch hing (asafoetida)
• 1 Onion (sliced)
• 2 small marble sized tamarind
• 1 tbsp jaggery or sugar
• 1 cup Kabuli Chana

Instructions

• 1 Soak the chana over night or at least 6 hours. Pressure cook them on HIGH flame for one whistle, lower flame and cook further for another 5 minutes. Keep aside. Soak tamarind and jaggery in 1/4 cup water. Keep aside.
  
• 2 Dry roast the spices on low flame till you get a nice aroma. Keep them aside to cool.
  
• 3 In the pan, add 2 tbsp oil, roast coconut and onion together till brown in color, keep aside to cool.
  
• 4 In a mixer grinder, grind together the roast spices along with the coconut and onion mixture, turmeric and sufficient water to make a fine paste. Keep it aside.
  
• 5 In a pan, add 2 tbsp oil, mustard seeds, allow them to splutter. Add green chili, hing and curry leaves. Fry for a minute.
  
• 6 Stir fry the paste for 2 minutes.
  
• 7 Add the cooked chana along with tamarind and jaggery paste, onions, chili powder.
  
• 8 Cover and cook for 15 minutes. Adjust salt accordingly.
  
• 9 Serve with Goan pao at breakfast time or with rice for lunch or dinner. (See Recipe notes below)
  
• 10 Prepare same recipe with white or green Vatana(dry peas).
  
• 11 Prepare puris or pao (Goan bread).
  
• 12 Serve . Enjoy !!!
  

Recipe Notes

1. Click here for Goan Pao Recipe.
2. Click here for Easy Potato Bhaji recipe.
3. Click here for Pooris/ Puris Recipe.