Channa in Walnut Cream

Ingredients

• 7 Walnuts
• 3 cloves Garlic
• 1 Green Chilli
• 2 tbsp Coriander Leaves
• 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
• 2 tbsp Hung Curd (Optional)
• 1 tsp Mixed Herbs
• 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
• 1 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 cup Boiled Channa
• 2 tbsp Chopped Tomatoes
• 2 tbsp Chopped Bell Pepper
• 1/2 tsp Salt

Instructions

1. 1

   Soak walnuts for 3-4 hours and then drain the water.

2. 2

   Take a mixer and add soaked walnuts, green chilli, garlic, salt and coriander and make a paste of it.

3. 3

   Add little hung curd and again pulse it. It should start turning into creamy sauce.

4. 4

   Now add little olive oil , more hing curd and black pepper and adjust the seasonings as per taste while pulsing again.

5. 5

   In a bowl take boiled channa and add this sauce with some mixed herbs , tomato and bell peppers and give it a gentle mix.

6. 6

   Adjust the seasonings like lemon juice, salt and black pepper at this point again before serving.

7. 7

   If you want a little contrasting flavour add a dash of honey too. But this is optional. For vegans you can skip hung curd in the recipe.