Kabuli Chana Munch

by kundan shah

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Kabuli chana munch is a flan or snack recipe with the pastry sheets made from maida and butter and the filling comprising of cooked kabuli chana. This filled flan case is baked and served crispy hot with beverage of choice.

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Preparation Time: 20MINUTES
Cooking Time: 40MINUTES

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Ingredients

For the filling
250 gms kabuli chana (white chick peas)
2 tbsp butter
5 spring onions, chopped
200 ml tomato puree
salt and black pepper (kalimirch) powder to taste
a pinch of chilli powder
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder
50 gms grated cheddar cheese

For the short crust pastry
225 gms plain flour (maida), sieved
1 tsp carom seeds (ajwain) powder
salt to taste
115 gms chilled butter, diced
cold water as required

Method

To prepare the pastry

Mix flour, ajwain powder and salt.
Rub the diced butter into it to resemble bread crumbs.
Add the cold water to obtain soft dough.
Knead lightly, wrap in paper and refrigerate for 30mins
Roll out the dough on a floured board and line a flan ring to cover the base and the sides

To prepare the filling

Pressure-cook the kabuli chana till done.
Drain and grind to a fine paste
Melt one tbsp butter in a pan and fry the sliced spring onions till soft
Remove from heat
When cool, add tomato puree, kabuli chana paste, salt, pepper, chilli powder and cummin powder. mix well
Pour the filling into the flan case
Top with grated cheese, dot with the remaining butter and bake till golden brown. serve hot

This recipe was contributed by kundan shah on 25 Feb 2001
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