simple Channa Masala

Ingredients:
Channa - 1/2 cup ( soak overnight in water ).
Onion - 1/2 chopped (Medium size)
Tomato - 1  and 1/2 chopped
Garlic - 1 big
Ginger - small piece ( equivalent to garlic )
chilly powder - 1 tsp
corriander powder - 1tsp
Heavy whipping cream - 1 tsp
Oil - few tsp

To Temper :
Bay leaves - 1
Cloves  -1
Cinnamon - 1 small stick

Method:
Pressure cook the soaked channa with needed salt and keep it ready.

Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan. Add onion , garlic and ginger.Saute well and then add tomatoes.Once the tomatoes turn mushy.Add the chilly powder and corriander powder. Saute for few minutes and turn off.
Let it cool for a while.Later make a paste out of it adding water in the Blender.

Heat 1 table spoon of oil, once they are hot, add the items given under 'To Temper'.Add the ground paste and add needed water and let it boil for few minutes.Add the needed salt for the gravy alone.

Now add the cooked channa. Adjust water and other spices if needed.I just smashed them once with the smasher.Just before turning off, add the cream.Give a stir and turn off.
Serve hot with rotis, bhaturas, poori and rice.

This is a basic version, there are lot of variations, which i would post soon.