Channa Phov

Cooking up new dishes for breakfast is really a challenge.You do get tired sometimes of the same routine of idli-dosa and stuff.Having dosa batter in the fridge does save you from truoble many a times..but still.I am very particular about having a filling breakfast and I consider it to be THE important meal of the day.

Phov/poha/flattened rice is a very filling food by itself.There are many different varieties that can be prepared using poha and here I have paired poha with a channa side-dish with a slight sweet taste which complements the spiciness of the phovu.Phov and channa is a typical Mangalore(South kanara) breakfast.

Recipe Marathon - Day 11

Phov and Channa

Please refer phov(phova chutney) recipe here.

Channa

Ingredients
Channa/Bengal gram/Chickpeas - 1 cup
Potato - 1
Green chillies - 2-3
Grated coconut - 1-2 tbsp
Jaggery(grated) - 3-4 tsp
Hing/asafoetida - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
For the seasoning
Coconut oil(optional) - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Method

Soak channa overnight and cook till soft.
In a kadai,prepare seasoning by adding oil.Splutter mustard seeds.
Add curry leaves and green chillies.
Stir for a while and then add hing and chopped potato.
Add the cooked channa,salt to taste and let it cimmer till the potatoes are cooked.
Add grated coconut and jaggery and let it boil.
Serve hot with Phov.
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