HOTCHULHA

Ingredients:

• Chicken – 1 lb – Boneless – Cut into pieces
• Chana Dal – 1/2 Cup – Wash and keep it aside
• Onion – 1 medium – cut into long lengths
• Green Chilies – 5 – Cut into long lengths
• Ginger – Garlic Paste – 1 Tablespoon
• Bay Leaf – 2
• Red Chili Powder – 1 Tablespoon
• Turmeric Powder – 1/4 Teaspoon
• Tomato – 1 small – Grind & make puree.
• Clove Powder – 1/8 Teaspoon
• Oil – 6 Tablespoon
• Cilantro – 1 handful
• Salt – to Taste

Method:

1. Take a pressure cooker and put oil once the oil is hot. Put Bay leaf, onion & green chilies and saute for couple of minutes
2. Put the ginger-garlic paste and fry it till the raw smell goes off.
3. Add red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt and clove powder and stir it.
4. Now put the chicken pieces and washed chana dal and fry for couple of minutes.
5. Put the tomato puree and a cup of water and put the lid and let it cook for 3 whistles.
6. Let it vent off the pressure and take the lid. If you see lot of water, cook for another 10 minutes with out the lid and garnish it with cilantro.
7. It goes very well with roties and rice items.