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Vatana Salad

Ingredients

Vatana (small dry white peas) -2 cups needs to be soaked for 2-3 hrs.
Onion - 1 finely chopped
Tomato -1 finely chopped
Carrot - 1/2 nicely scraped
Coriander leaves - for the garnishing
Ginger-Garlic paste - 1/2 teaspoon
Chilli Powder- 1/2 teaspoon
Channa Masala - 1/2 teaspoon
Lemon Juice
Salt to taste
Oil and Butter

Method:

1. Soak the Vatana for 2-3 hrs and pressue cook them for 2 whistles. Make sure they don't get over cooked.
2. Heat a kadai with a little Oil and butter and add the Ginger - Garlic paste. Then add the Onions and fry until they are tender.
3. Add the cooked Vatana after straining the water from it. Add the salt and the chilli powder and fry for a little while. Now add the tomatoes. When the Tomatoes are half done add the channa masala and simmer for 5 - 10 minutes.
4. Remove from fire and add the scraped carrots and coriander leaves and sprinkle a little lemon juice while serving.

Note:It is nice snack with a lot of protein and vegetables. Hope you like it. You can do the same with Kabuli channa . You can also add boiled potatoes to it. Don't forget to add a little chat Masala too.