Name: Raga chana (sauteed yellow peas) recipe by Minakhi Behera at BetterButter
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Yellow peas 1 cup; Salt; Turmeric 1/2 tsp; One onion; 2 green chili; Curry leaves few; Mustard seed 1 tbsp; 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste; Oil 1 tables.

Ingredients Serving: 2

Yellow peas 1 cup
Salt
Turmeric 1/2 tsp
One onion
2 green chili
Curry leaves few
Mustard seed 1 tbsp
1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
Oil 1 tables.

Instructions

Soak the peas for a good 3 hrs.
Wash and pressure cook on high flame for 1 or 2 whistles with haldi [turmeric powder] and salt.
Release the pressure and drain the water. Basic point is do not over cook. chana should be cooked but should not be soft. It shouldn't leave it's skin.
Drain well.
Now heat a kadhai with 2 table sp oil.
Add mustard and let crackle.
Add chopped green chili,onion and curry leaves. Saute till onions are just translucent. Do not brown them.
Add ginger garlic paste. Adding ginger garlic paste is purely optional as it tastes eqally good.
If you wish , you can also add finely chopped tomatoes here.
Saute till raw smell goes. Now add peas and mix well.
You can garnish with some scraped coconut as well.
Enjoy on a rainy evening.

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