Ingredients:
1) 1 1/2 cup Kale Chane (approximately 300 gms)( soak in water overnight and in morning wash 3-4 times in running water)
2) 2 medium onion finally chopped
3) 4 tbsp Cooking oil
4) 2 tbsp Tomato purée (or purée made from 2 big fresh tomatoes)
5) 1 tsp unsalted butter
6) 1 tsp Salt (as per taste)
7) Fresh coriander finally chopped
8) 2 sticks of Cinnamon
9) 3-4 cloves
10) 1 tsp Ginger and Garlic paste
11) 1 tsp Turmeric powder
12) 1/2 tsp Degi mirch powder
13) 2 tsp Kitchen king masala powder or Chana powder
14) 1/2 tsp roasted cumin seeds powder
15) 1/2 tsp amchoor powder (dried mango powder)
16) 1 tsp red Chilies powder
17) 2 fresh Green chilies finally chopped
18) 5 cups of water.
Method:
1) Pre- heat IP for 4 minutes on sauté button.
2) Add another 15 minutes for sauté and put cooking oil.
3) After a minute, add chopped onion, stir for 5 minutes or until onion change color to light brown.
4) Put ginger/ garlic paste, cinnamon sticks and cloves and again sauté for half to 1 minute
5) Put tomato purée and salt- now mix well for 2-3 minutes until oil comes on top.
6) Add all the masalas and add green chillies and small amount of coriander leaves.
7) Sauté 2-3 minutes so that all the masalas mix well.
8) Add chana- mix well then put half cup of water( out of 5 cups) and mix curry well for 2 minutes
9) Now add remaining 4 and a half cup of water, butter and garam masala and mix well
10) Now to close the IP lid, make sure that the sauté button is OFF, keep warm button is OFF, whistle ON SEALING and now close the lid and pressure cook button ON for 50 minutes.
11) After 50 minutes wait until steam is completely released and the pin is completely down.
12) Now open the lid and if you think that the curry is thin than you can take small portion of cooked chane( about 2 big spoon) in a bowl and mash them with a masher and put back in the curry.
13) garnish with remaining coriander leaves
14) The yummy black chana curry is ready .
15) Eat with Rice, roti and parantha.
16) This amount is good for 4- 6 persons.
