Masi’s Channa Bateta

Name: Masi’s Channa Bateta
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: ½ tsp sugar; 2 tsp channa flour (besan – chickpea flour); 2 tsp channa flour (besan – chickpea flour); Red chilli powder to taste; 6 dried dates; 1 tsp black mustard seeds; 1 lb potatoes; 1 large dried red chilli; 2 tbsp oil; 2 tbsp dried tamarind; ½ tsp turmeric; 3 tins chickpeas

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Settler's Cookbook

By Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Published 2009

About

Ingredients

3 tins chickpeas
2 tbsp dried tamarind
½ tsp

Main course
Vegan

Method

Pour boiling water over dates and tamarind, and soak overnight.
Heat oil in a pan with whole chilli and mustard seeds till they crackle.
Add turmeric and chilli powder and cook for a minute, stirring all the time.
Add 1 pint of water and salt to taste. Bring to a boil.
Now add diced potatoes and cook until nearly soft.
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