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    Lahori Chanay/White Chick peas

    19 Jul Lahori Chanay/White Chick peas

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    Lahori Chanay/White Chick peas

    Sometimes doing the work means taking a break.

    Lahori Chanay/White Chick peas


    Please checkout this great recipe called “Lahori Chanay”.


    It is a style of cooking that is popular in some towns of Pakistan for centuries.


    Let me introduce a cooked traditional dish with unique taste called ”Lahori Chanay”.

    Ingredients

    For The Chickpeas

    • 1 cup chick peas
    • 4 cups water
    • 1/4 tsp soada bicarbonate (baking soda)
    • 1/2 tsp salt

    For The Masala

    • 2 onions, sliced
    • 3 green chilies, chopped
    • 1 tbsp ginger, chopped
    • 1 tsp salt
    • 1/2 tsp turmeric
    • 1 tsp red chili powder
    • 1 tsp coriander powder
    • 1 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
    • 1 inch fresh ginger

    Directions


    STEP 1
    Soak the chickpeas in warm water along with soda bicarbonate and salt overnight. They should thicken considerably and become less watery as the day progresses.

    STEP 2
    Cook the soaked chick peas in a pressure cooker for 15 minutes and strain the chickpeas and preserve the chickpeas water. The chickpeas shoul be cooked well and softened enough.

    STEP 3
    Remove from the heat and let it cool down.

    For the Masala


    STEP 1
    In another pan, heat sliced onions in oil and cook till translucent and lightly browned.

    STEP 2
    Add the onions in an electric mixer and whizz until smooth.

    STEP 3
    In the same pan, add green chilies and ginger and cook for 1 minute.

    STEP 4
    Now, add the chopped onion along with salt, turmeric, red chilies, coriander powder and a splash of chickpeas water and cook till it leaves the oil for about 5 minutes over low to medium heat.

    STEP 5
    Pour the chick peas and all their liquid in the pan and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes.

    STEP 6

    Remove from heat and dish out and garnish with fresh coriander and ginger.

    STEP 7
    Serve hot with roti/flat bread/nan/poori or boiled rice.

     

     

     

     

     

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