Channa Masala and Tandoori Chicken

I made channa masala and Tandoori chicken for a friend's potluck today! It turned out delicious with one minor change. I didnt want to use potatos because they are so starchy so instead i put cauliflower in the Channa so its healthy!

Channa Masala




2 cans channa (chick peas)--my mom says soak them i just rinsed and dumped.
1 can diced tomatos
1 large onion diced
1/4 cup oil
1/2 tblsp ginger garlic paste
4-5 chillis
1 head of cauliflower
2-3 Bay leacves
4-5 cardimum
2-3 clovez
1/2 teaspoon cinammon
1.5 tblsp Shan Channa Masala
1/2 tsp haldi
1 black tea bag
1/2 tblsp Garam Masala
1/2 tblsp chilli powder
Salt to taste
Cilantro

Heat the oil in a pan and add the bay leaves, caridmum, cloves, and cinammon. Let the oil get hot and then add the onions and chilis and brown till they are translucent. Add the ginger garlic paste and cook it with the onions for about 1 min. Add the chick peas and let it cook for about 2 min. then add the cauliflower and cook for 1 min. Add the haldi and chili powder and a full can of tomatos. let it simmer for about 10-15 min and then either you can drop the tea bad directly into the curry OR you can heat the tea bag in a half mug of water and then pour it into the curry. Add the 1.5 tblsp of Shan Channa Masala and let it cook for like 5 min. add the salt and garam masala and then let it simmer for about a minute. top it off with cliantro!! and you're doing


Tandoori Chicken





yogurt
Pathak Tandoori paste
chicken

in a baking dish mix equal parts of tandoori paste and yogurt. If its too bitter you can add more. I usually taste it a bit and add more yogurt. Also, for about 2 chicken breasts ill do 2 large tblsp of tandoori paste and 4 large tblsps of yogurt. If you like it spicy add a cayenne or chili powder. Cook in the oven at 350 until the chicken is cooked maybe 45 min? depends on your oven. Also because i am taking it to a potluck i sliced peppers and put them with the chicken to bake. Hopefully its good :).