Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, #amritsari naan-punjabi chanas. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
#Amritsari Naan-Punjabi Chanas is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. #Amritsari Naan-Punjabi Chanas is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have #amritsari naan-punjabi chanas using 48 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make #Amritsari Naan-Punjabi Chanas:
- Take 4 cups Maida
- Take 1 tsp Baking powder
- Get 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- Get to taste Salt
- Prepare 1 tbsp Sugar
- Make ready 1/2 cup Milk
- Take 1/4 cup Dahi/curd
- Prepare 1 tbsp Oil
- Prepare As required Kalaungi seeds to decorate the naan
- Make ready To Make Potato Stuffing
- Take 1 cup Boiled potatoes
- Take 1 cup chopped Onion
- Make ready Some Coriander leaves
- Get Some Mint leaves
- Get 1 teaspoon grated Ginger
- Make ready 1 teaspoon Green chillies
- Prepare to taste Salt
- Prepare 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- Get 1 teaspoon Chaat Masala
- Get 1/2 teaspoon Ajwain
- Get 1/4 teaspoon roasted Cumin Powder
- Take For Punjabi Channa….
- Get cup chana
- Prepare 1 1/2 cups water
- Prepare 1 Pinch baking soda
- Prepare For frying & blending
- Take 1 tbsp oil or as needed
- Take 1 1/2 cup onions (thinly sliced, about 2 to 3 medium)
- Prepare 3/4-1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- Make ready 1 1/4-1 1/2 cup tomatoes (chopped, 2 medium)
- Take 1/2-3/4 tbsp red chilli powder (adjust as desired)
- Get 1/4 tsp turmeric or haldi
- Make ready as needed Salt
- Make ready For chana masala gravy
- Make ready 2 tbsp oil or as needed
- Get 1 small bay leaf
- Prepare 1 inch cinnamon
- Get 2-3 Cloves/laung
- Get 2-3 green cardamoms or elaichi
- Prepare 1/2 cup onions (finely chopped)
- Get 1 green chilli slit
- Make ready 1 tsp Chana masala
- Make ready 1 tsp Kitchen King masala
- Get 1 1/2-2 tsp garam masala (I used punjabi homemade garam masala)
- Get 2 tsp coriander powder
- Prepare 1 tsp kasuri methi
- Get 2 pinch amchur powder
- Prepare to taste Tamarind Chutney
Instructions to make #Amritsari Naan-Punjabi Chanas:
- Mix the dahi, baking powder, soda, sugar with maida in a bowl. - Knead it into a soft dough with milk.
- After kneading the dough for 9-10 minutes, cover all sides of the dough with clean moist cloth for two hours.
- After covering the dough with a moist cloth for two hours,take out the dough from the moist cloth, knead it slightly to remove any air present in the dough. Place it on a flat wooden desk (to make the naan).
- Knead the dough to make a circle. Now, apply ghee on the opposite sides of the dough and then fold it. - Repeat the process 3-4 times, the idea is to spread the ghee in layers in the dough. Repeat the process for one more time. Folding the dough will give you flaky layers.
- After that knead the dough and put it on a plate or dash in such a way that you can easily cut the pieces of dough with a knife. (you can take sizes of the dough as per your liking) - Now, take one piece of the dough in your hand, pinch sides of the dough and make a round ball of it.
- Repeat the same process with all the dough pieces. - Cover these round dough pieces with a moist cloth for 15 minutes.
- Making Stuffing of Amritsari Naan.Take a bowl and add 1 cup boiled and mashed potatoes in it. - After that add 1 cup chopped onion, coriander leaves, mint leaves and 1 teaspoon grated ginger in it.
- After that add 1 teaspoon chopped green chillies, salt to taste, 1 teaspoon red chilli powder, 1 teaspoon chaat masala and ½ teaspoon roasted cumin powder in the bowl. - After adding all the ingredients mix them well using a spoon. - After the ingredients are mixed properly, keep them aside.
- In between prepare Punjabi Channa.Wash chickpeas thoroughly and soak for 6 to 8 hours. - Add them to a pressure cooker. Pour 1½ cups water and add a pinch of soda. You can also cook them in a pot adding more water as needed. - Cook until soft.
- While the chana cooks, saute onions until golden in 1 tbsp oil. - Saute ginger garlic paste as well to remove the raw smell. - Fry chopped tomatoes with salt. Make sure tomatoes turn soft and the raw smell goes away.
- Saute again along with chilli powder and turmeric till the raw smell goes off. - Blend once cooled to a smooth paste. optional - You can also add 1 tbsp cooked chana to the mixture and blend until smooth with out water. This makes the gravy thick and delicious.
- Saute cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf and cardamom in 2 tbsp oil.Add Chana masala,Kitchen king masala. - Next transfer the blended paste. Stir well. Add garam masala powder, coriander powder and saute until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
- Add the cooked chickpeas.If needed pour little more water to bring it to a consistency. - Bring it to a boil. Simmer for about 5 minutes or until it reaches the desired consistency. Taste the gravy and add more garam masala and salt if needed. Cook further for another 2 to 3 mins.
- Add kasuri methi and amchur. Stir and switch off. Add chopped coriander leaves. Add tamarind Chutney.Cover and set aside until served.
- In the meantime heat an electric Tandoor.
- Now add the potato filling in the dough, flatten it with your hands, use ghee to flatten the dough with your hands. - After the dough is flattened in shape then spread some ajwain on one side of the dough.
- Lightly press the flattened naan some more so that the ajwain stick on it.Now Place the Naan over greased plate of Tandoor and apply butter over the Naan.
- Heat the Naan until golden brown and crispy.Using a spatula, take out the naan when it's cooked. - You will see the beautiful layers of the naan. Pour an ample amount of butter on the naan and serve with masala Channa,onions Tamarind chutney.Relish the tasty Amritsari Naan Chana.
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