Channa Masala is delicious side dish for Batura. They call it as Channa Batura

Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients
Channa / Chickpea - 1 cup
Onions - 2
Tomatoes - 2
Ginger - 1" piece
Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Garam Masala powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Salt - to taste
Oil - 5-6 tablespoons
Jaggery - 1 tablespoon
Tamarind - 1 lemon size

Preparing Method
1. Wash & soak the Channa overnight. Pressure cook for 20 min
2. Grind a handful of the cooked channa, ginger, turmeric powder, cumin seeds, chilli powder, garam masala to a fine paste
3. Heat a pan with 2 tablespoons of oil and fry the onions and tomatoes until the light brown. Cool it and grind to a paste with soaked tamarind
4. Now heat the pan with oil and add the onion-tomato paste. To this add the ground masala, salt and the cooked channa. Mix well and allow it to cook until it thickens like a gravy
5. Garnish with sliced onions, coriander leaves, green chilli slits and tomato slices. Serve Channa Masala with Batura, Puri, Chola Puri, Naan, etc.,