Healthy and Easy making of Chickpeas and Methi Gravy Curry Recipe
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| Easy making of Chick pea-Methi Gravy Curry/lallyrecipes |
1 1/2 cups soaked Chick peas
2 cups methi (fenugreek leaves), washed and chopped
1 cup onions, finely chopped
1 cup tomatoes, chopped
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1 1/2 tsp pav bhaji masala (available in Indian grocery stores and online) or 1 tsp garam masala and 1/2 tsp dhania-jeera (coriander-cumin) powder
4-5 tsp vegetable oil
3-4 green chillies, slit
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tsp mustard seeds
Salt to taste
Method
Heat oil in a saucepan, and add the cumin seeds. As they start browning, add the green chillies and saute for a couple of seconds. Then add the onions along with some salt, and saute until lightly browned.
Add the tomatoes and turmeric powder and saute for a couple of minutes.
Add the methi leaves along with a little salt and cover and cook until cooked.
Add the red chilli powder, pav bhaji masala, salt and cook until the raw flavor of the masala is gone.
Add the 3/4 of thechana with 1-1 1/2 cups water and cover and cook on medium heat until the chana absorbs the masala. To thicken the gravy, mash some of the chana
Grind the remaining chana into a coarse paste. You'll use this to thicken the gravy. Or add 1 tsp rice or wheat flour and stir until gravy thickens.
Heat 1 tsp oil in a small pan, Add the mustard seeds and when they pop, pour over the chana-methi curry and stir.
Serve the chana-methi curry hot with hot rice or roti.
