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Heat oil in a wok.
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Add cardamom, cinnamom, cloves and cumin seeds.
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Stir fry for a minute.
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Add the 8 finely chopped onions, ginger, garlic and green chillies.
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Stir fry on medium-high flame for 20-30 minutes.
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till reddish-brown in colour.
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Add corriander powder, turmeric powder and red chilli powder.
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Mix well.
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Now add tomatoes followed by water and black pepper powder.
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Mix well.
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Continue to cook on medium-high flame for 10-15 minutes until the tomato pieces no longer remain visible to the eye.
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In the meantime, boil the channa in water in a pressure cooker for 10 minutes on high flame.
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Drain and remove from heat.
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Keep aside.
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Add salt to the tomato mixture and mix well.
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Add the boiled channa and mix from down towards the top very nicely ensuring that the masala is all over the channa.
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Add the finely sliced onions and remove from heat.
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Mix very well.
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Garnish with 4 green chillies sliced lengthwise to make 8 pieces.
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Spread these 8 pieces all over the top of the channa.
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Keep 2 halves of 1 lemon in the centre, face down on the channa.
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Spread a layer of cilantro on top for that extra elegant and special look and added taste.
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Serve the channa immediately with this.
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------Forthe accompaniment---------.
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Put all the ingredients in a separate bowl so that only those who wish to eat this alongwith the channa may do so.
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I love this dish so much that I could walk right from USA to New Zealand to eat this.