Whole Bengal Beans

Name: Whole Bengal Beans (Kabli Channas)
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 12 cloves of garlic (lasan); 1 tablespoonful chopped fresh coriander leaves (dhania sabz); 1¼ pt (720 mils) water; 4 ozs (115 g) tomatoes; ½ teaspoonful garam masala; 8 ozs (230 g) kabli channas (whole Bengal beans); 1 dessertspoonful dry coriander seeds (sukha dhania); 2 brown cardamoms (seeds only); ½ teaspoonful white cumin seeds (sufaid zeera); 3 ozs (85 g) ghee; 1" (2½ cm) piece of cinnamon (darchini); ½ teaspoonful red pepper; 2½ ozs (70 g) grated onions; 1½ teaspoonful of salt; 1 or 2 green chillies; 4 cloves (laung); ½oz (15 g) ginger (adrak)

Kabli Channas

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mrs. Balbir Singh's Indian Cookery

By Mrs Balbir Singh

Published 1961

About

Ingredients

8 ozs (230 g) kabli channas (whole Bengal beans)
1½ teaspoonful

Asia
India
Dinner
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Pick, wash and soak the channas (whole Bengal beans) overnight in 1¼ pt (720 mils) of water. Add 1 teaspo