Black Channa Kurma

Ingredients

• 1.0 cup black channa (soaked overnight)
• 1.0 piece cinnamon
• 1.0 piece cardamom
• 3.0 green chillies
• 1.0 onion
• 0.5 cup grated coconut
• cashewnuts
• 1.0 piece ginger
• curry leaves
• dried red chillies
• pepper powder
• garam masala powder

Instructions

1. Cook the soaked black channa along with salt, cardamom, cinnamon, and green chillies in a pressure cooker with oil.
2. Saute onion until soft.
3. Add chopped ginger and saute.
4. Add dried red chillies, curry leaves, and green chillies, and saute lightly (do not let the green chillies change color).
5. Add the cooked channa, dried tomatoes, a part of cashewnuts, and coconut oil.
6. Add pepper powder and garam masala, then remove from fire.
7. If desired, add cashewnuts and raisins fried in ghee.