Lahori chanay

A traditional Pakistani breakfast

Ingredients

20 minutes

4 people

20 minutes

1

Soak chick peas overnight in water
2

Drain the water and add bicarbonate of soda into the chick peas, mix thoroughly and keep it aside for 2 hours
3

After 2 hours rinse the chickpeas thoroughly with water and make sure that bicarbonate of soda washout completely
4

Boil chickpeas on high flame until they become tender
5

Grind all the spices (black cardamom, cloves, cinnamon stick, black pepper corn, cumin seeds) to make chana spice mix
6

In a pan add oil and add very thinly sliced onions into it and fry it, until golden brown, add chana spice mix, salt, red chilli and turmeric powder into it. Fry for few minutes
7

Add this tarka into boiler chickpeas and cook on low heat until oil comes over the surface. Sprinkle lemon over it.
8

Lahori chanay are ready to be served. Serve it with raw onions, pickle and green chillies