100-TH POST --- CHANNA BATURA !!!

HURRAY !!! This is my 100th post !!! I am very happy that i have posted 100 recipes in this blog !! I was thinking for a special dish to post as the 100th recipe . Today evening i was seeing some old photos and by that time i saw my channa-Batura recipe photo . Immediately i decided to post this as 100th !! I love this dish very much , it came out very well for the first time itself!!

INGREDIENTS :

FOR BATURA :

1 Cup All purpose flour ( Maida )

Milk as required

Salt as required

Curd 1/2 Cup

A pinch of Baking powder

Oil for deep frying

FOR CHANNA :

1 Cup Channa

1 Green chilli ( slit it lengthwise )

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp coriander powder

1 tsp garam masala

Salt as required

FOR GRINDING :

Ginger small piece

1 Large onion

1 Large tomato

2 Red Chillies / 1 tbsp Chilly powder

1 Clove garlic

1 tsp fennel seeds

FOR SEASONING :

1 tbsp oil

1 tsp mustard seeds, urad dal

1 Elachi

1 Chinnamon stick

2 cloves

METHOD :

PREPARING BATURA :

* Mix all the dry ingredients together

* Add the curd and mix together

* Add the milk little by little and knead the dough

* Keep it aside for atleast 1 hour

* Make small balls from the dough

* Roll it into circular discs using a rolling pin

* Heat oil in a kadai

* When oil is heated , place the discs one at a time and deep fry them

* When it is done ( do take care that the poori does not turn brown ) remove from heat

* Drain the oil and store it in a air-tight container!!!!

PREPARING CHANNA :

* Soak the channa overnight , boil it till soft and keep it aside

* Grind all the ingredients for grinding with little or no water

* Heat a kadai , add 2 tsp of oil and splutter some mustard seeds

* Pour in the grinded mixture and add the masalas

* Let it boil

* Take some 10-15 channa , cool them and grind them nicely .

* When the raw smell is gone add the boiled channa

* Let it boil

* Then add the grinded channa

* Let it boil

* Now heat a kadai and prepare the seasoning and fry the chilly

* Remove the channa from heat and add the seasoning

* Serve hot with Batura !!!