White Chickpeas Curry / Chana Masala

Ingredients and method of preparation
Chana / vellakkadala 2 cups
onion 2 chopped
tomato 2 chopped
garlic and ginger paste 2 tea spoons
green chillies 2 chopped
cumin seeds 1/4 teaspoon
turmeric powder 1 teaspoon
pepper powder OR
chilly powder 2 tea spoons
coriander powder 2 teaspoons
garam masala 1/2 tea spoon
coriander leaves few chopped
curry leaves few
salt and oil
mustard seeds

Cook chana with salt and enough water until soft.

Heat oil, splutter cumin seeds and mustard seeds. Saute onions till golden.Stir for a while after adding garlic ginger paste. Then add chopped tomatoes, green chillies, curry leaves and coriander leaves.Let the tomatoes cooked and add little salt. Add all powders. Make a thick masala and mix the cooked chana with this.Add a little of the remaining water used for cooking chick peas in this.Let it boil on a low flame.

You can prepare this by adding thick coconut milk like green peas curry here.