Channa masala

I love to have pooris only with channa..I also love bread channa..However I never got to try it myself until now..This was the first time I prepared this myself and wasnt disappointed..I remember having bread chana in our college canteen..And it was one of my favorites there..Here is a simple channa recipe which was passed onto me by my mom..

Ingredients

Chick peas/garbanzo beans - 2 cups
Chopped onion - 1/2 cup
Tomato - 1
Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
Cardamom - 2
Cloves  - 2
Coriander powder - 1 tspn
Cumin powder - 1 tspn
Fenugreek seeds(methi) - 1/2 tspn
Kasoori methi(optional) - 1 tspn
Black peppers - 4 to 5
Chili powder - 1 tspn
Oil/ghee - 1 spoon
Coriander leaves

Salt to taste

Directions

Soak chick peas in water overnight and pressure cook them.
Puree the tomatoes into a smooth paste.
Dry roast all masalas cardamom,cloves,fenugreek and black pepper and powder them.
Heat oil/ghee, fry onions and ginger-garlic paste till the onions turn translucent.
Add the tomato paste, masala powder, chili powder, salt . Cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the cooked chick peas, kasoori methi and cook for another 5mins. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve hot with pooris, chapathis or baturas..

Sending this to Srivalli's Curry Mela..