Channa Bateta [a special Bhori appetizer]

This is an old grand ma recipe.This is served as an appetizer and chat as well. It is really lip smacking and all time favourite. For Bhoras no celebration or festival is complete without this dish. So this is how it goes....................

Ingredients

Red channa  200gm
Potatoes 5/6 [small size ]
Besan  1tbs
Tamarind 50 gm
Jaggery 3 tbs [powdered]
Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon
Red chili powder 2tsp
corriander powder1 1/2 tsp
Salt according to taste

Method


Soak channa overnight.Boil it putting the requried salt for 15 min. in a cooker.  when it cools down drain the water and keep it aside. Now boil the potetoes, peel it and cut it in pieces.
Take 1 1/2 tbs of oil in a pan .Keep it on medium heat.Add 1 tbs of besan,stir it for a min and keep stirring.
Finally add jaggery and tamrind. water[mixed and strained already].Stir it till it thickens like chutney.Check the consistency. It should not be very watery. you can add more jaggery or tamarind according to your taste.
Check the salt if needed you can add.Mix it for a while.Turn off the stove and serve it in bowl. you can garnish it with chopped mint and coriander leaves.To make it more tastey and crunchy add crushed puri
at the top.Just try, it is  indeed yummy...................