Ground Chicken/Ground Turkey- 1/2 lb
Chick peas (kabuli chana) 1.5 cup
Onion 1
Tomato 1
Green chilli 2
Garlic 4-5
Ginger an inch
Bay leaves 2-3
Red chilli powder 1 tsp.
Turmeric Powder 1 tsp.
Coriander powder 1 tsp.
Garam Masala Powder 1 tsp.
Ground Garam Masala- 2 cinnamon sticks, 2 cloves
Vegetable oil 4 tbsp.
Tea 1 tsp.
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves
1.Soak chick peas in water for overnight.
2. Take a small piece of white cloth. Place some tea leaves in
the centre, gather the cloth and seal its mouth so that tea
leaves don't fall out. Keep this in the pressure cooker along
with chick peas. Pressure cook until tender. Tea adds brown
color to the chick peas
3.Boil the kheema separately for 2 mins in a microwave
4.Cut onion, tomato and green chilli. Grind it in mixie along
with ginger and garlic and make paste.
5.Heat oil in a pan , pour the ground garam masla and fry bay
leaves for 30 secs.Add the paste and fry on medium heat until
golden brown (The oil starts separating from the mixture).
6.Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, and
salt. Mix well. Fry for 2-3 minutes.
7.Pour the kheema and mix it well.
8.Add water enough to make thick gravy. Bring the gravy to boil.
9. Add cooked chick peas (along with the water in which it was
cooked, remove tea cloth). Stir well and cook over medium heat
for 5-7 minutes.
Garnish with chopped green coriander leaves and serve hot