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Channa Masala:

Ingredients

• 500 gm chickpeas, soaked overnight and boiled
• 4-5 sprays Sunflower cooking spray
• 2 small onions, chopped
• 1 medium tomato, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tbsp garam masala powder
• 1 tbsp cumin powder
• 1 tbsp turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp red chilli powder
• salt to taste
• 200 ml water
• coriander leaves, for garnish

Method:

• Heat kadhai and add 4-5 sprays into it.
• Add chopped onions and sauté.
• Add chopped tomatoes, bay leaf, garam masala, cumin powder, turmeric powder, chilli powder, and salt as per taste.
• Sauté well and add 200 ml water.
• Cook the mixture well and add boiled chickpeas, coriander powder, and cumin powder.
• Cook on medium heat for 15 minutes, and garnish with coriander leaves.

Butter Chicken

Ingredients

• 300 gm chicken, boneless
• 6-8 sprays cooking spray ghee
• 1 tbsp cumin seeds
• 2 tbsp garlic, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cups tomato puree
• 1 tbsp chilli powder
• 1 tbsp turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp garam masala powder
• 1 tbsp coriander powder
• 1 tbsp cumin powder
• 1 tbsp butter, for garnishing

For Marination:

• 2 tbsp red chilli powder
• 2 tbsp garam masala powder
• 2 tbsp cumin powder
• 2 cups hung curd

For cashew paste:

• 50 gm cashew nuts
• 50 gm char magaz seeds
• 1 medium onion

Method:

• Heat the kadhai and add ghee spray to it.
• To prepare onion spray, sauté cumin seeds, chopped garlic, onions, and tomatoes with some ghee spray.
• Add tomato puree and onion paste to kadhai.
• Add 1 tbsp each of chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, coriander powder, and cumin powder into the gravy and cook well for a few minutes.
• Pre cook the tandoori chicken by marinating it for three to four hours with 2 tbsp each of red chilli powder, garam masala powder, cumin powder and mix it in hung curd. Roast the marinated chicken till cooked properly.
• Add the tandoori chicken pieces to the gravy.
• Make cashew paste by boiling the nuts, char magaz seeds, and onions. Blend it into a fine paste.
• Add paste to the gravy.
• Cook on medium heat for 15 minutes, and garnish with butter.

Rajma Chawal

Ingredients:

• 4- sprays Sunflower cooking spray
• 400 gm rajma, boiled
• A pinch of cumin seeds
• 3 star anise
• 10 gm garlic, chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• green chillies, as per taste
• 20 gm tomato puree
• 1 tbsp red chilli powder
• 1 tbsp coriander powder
• 1 tbsp garam masala powder
• Salt, to taste
• 300 ml water

Method:

• Heat the pan and add sunflower cooking spray to it.
• Add cumin seeds, star anise, garlic, onion, ginger-garlic paste, green chillies, tomato puree, red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala and mix well.
• Cook well for a few minutes.
• In another kadhai add 1-2 sprays of cooking spray and shifty the prepared masala from the cooking pan into the kadhai.
• Add the boiled rajma and salt to taste.
• Mix well and add water.
• Cover the lid and cook from 15-20 minutes.
• Serve hot with steamed basmati rice.

 Recipes courtesy: Ray Cooking Spray