GREEN CHICK PEAS BHAJIYA / HARA CHANA BHAJIYA

Ingredients (Serves: 4)

Bengal green gram / Green chick peas / Hara chana: 250 gms

Gram flour / Besan: 250 gms

Onions: 300 gms sliced

Green onion leaves: 250 gms

Coriander leaves; 250 gms

Ginger garlic paste: 50 gms

Red chilly powder: 1 tsp

Garam masala: 1 tsp

Roasted Cumin powder: 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

Chutney ingredients:

Coriander: 50 gms

Curry leaves: 50 gms

Tamarind pulp: 2 ½ tsp

Roasted cumin seeds: 1 tsp

Green chillies: 6-7

Sugar: 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Method:

1.      Wash the chana properly and grind into a coarse paste.

2.      To the paste add gram flour, onions, onions leaves, chopped coriander, ginger garlic paste, red chilly powder, garam masala, cumin powder, and salt as per the taste and mix well.

3.      Heat oil for frying.

4.      Start dropping pakoras in the oil and fry till golden brown.

5.      Drain them on paper napkin and plate them for serving.

Chutney preparation:

Grind all the ingredients mentioned as the ingredients for chutney and transfer the contents in a bowl for serving.