Preparation time: 1 day
Cooking time: 30 min
Serves: 4 plates

Ingredients for serving: (measuring cup used = 240ml)

1. 2 onions finely chopped
2. 2 tomatoes finely chopped
3. 4 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
4. 4 tbsp thin sev or plain sev
5. 2 tbsp roasted peanuts or shenga (optional)

Ingredients for gravy: (measuring cup used = 240ml)

1. 1/2 cup dried green peas
2. 1/4 cup white chickpeas or kadlekaalu (otional)
3. 1 potato
4. 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
5. 1 - 2 green chili
6. 4 - 5 cloves of garlic
7. 1 cm length ginger
8. 1 onion chopped
9. 1 tomato chopped
10. 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
11. 2 tbsp chopped mint or pudina leaves
12. 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
13. 1/2 tsp chaat masala
14. 1/2 tsp cumin powder
15. 1/4 tsp amchur powder
16. Salt as per your taste
17. 1/4 tsp black salt (optional)
18. 1 tsp oil

Instructions for making batani chat:

1. For making batani chat, to begin with soak dried green peas and white chickpeas for 5 hours or overnight.
2. Take soaked green peas, white chickpeas and peeled potato in a pressure cooker. Add in required water and cook until soft. Making 2 - 3 whistles would be enough if the green peas is soaked properly.
3. Once cooked, mash the potato roughly and set it aside.
4. Next heat oil in a pan and fry fennel seeds.
5. Add in chopped green chilli, ginger and garlic. Fry them for a while.
6. Add in chopped onion and fry until soft.
7. Add in tomato and fry until soft.
8. Next add in coriander leaves and mint (pudina) leaves. Saute until leaves are soft.
9. Wait until cool. Grind it into a fine paste by adding required water.
10. Transfer it into the cooker that has boiled peas and potato.
11. Add in all the spice powders like garam masala, chaat masala, cumin powder and amchur powder. You can replace amchur powder with tamarind juice.
12. Add in salt.
13. Add in black salt. Please note, it is otional.
14. Mix well and bring it to boil.
15. To serve take 3 - 4 laddle full of gravy in a plate. Top it with finely chopped onion, tomato and coriander leaves.
16. Finally top it with thin sev and roasted peanuts. Serve it hot and enjoy.

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