Fresh Green Channa Kitchidi

Ingredients:

Fresh Green Channa-  1 cup
Basmati Rice           -  1 cup
Ghee                       -  2 table spoons
Cloves                     -  3 - 4 nos
Cinnamon sticj         -  1 inch
Onions                     -  1 no
Garlic                        -  4 - 6 pearls(optional)
Ginger                      -  1 inch(optional)
Tomatoes                 - 2 nos
Green chillies            -  2 - 3 nos
Salt to taste

1.  Wash and soak the rice in 1 1/2 cups of water for 20 mins.
2.  Finely chop onions, tomatoes and green chillies.
3.  Clean and grate ginger and garlic.
4.  Heat ghee in a kadai and add cloves and cinnamon sticks broken into small bits.
5.  Once they turn brown add the finely chopped onions and green chillies.
6.  After the onions turn transparent add the grated ginger garlic and also the tomatoes.
7.  After the tomatoes are cooked add the fresh channa and salt.
8.  Fry for 4 - 6 mins and then add the rice along with the water and cook till the rice is done.
9.  Can even pressure cook.  Fresh channa cooks very soon.
10.Serve hot with pickle and curd.