Chana masala recipe ( Chana masala curry )
Chana masala recipe is one of the popular indian vegetarian curry dishes where boiled chickpeas or chana dal cooked in spicy tomato onion gravy, flavored with a few indian spices.
Ingredients
Ingredients For Chana Masala Curry
- 250 grams chana
- 1- liter water to boil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
Other Chana Masala Ingredients
- 5 to 6 tbsp of oil
- 1 small bay leaf
- 1- inch cinnamon
- 1 tsp cumin seed
- 4 cloves
- 4 green cardamom
- 3 medium-size onion [chopped]
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic [paste]
- 2 to 3 green chili [chopped]
- 5 medium-size tomato puree [deseed]
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp black pepper powder
- 1/2 tsp amchur powder[ dry mango powder]
- 2 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder[adjust as per need]
- 1 tsp garam masala powder
- 1 to 2 tsp sugar [optional]
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp Kasuri methi
- 3 tbsp coriander leaves
Instructions
- how to make chana masala
- At first, for boiling chana dal, soak chana or chickpeas in sufficient water for at least 12 to 15 hrs.
- Next, drain water, pour soaked chana along with water to cook in a pressure cooker.
- Also, sprinkle 1 tsp baking soda and salt in it.
- Then, cover the lid of pressure and cook this chana dal for 6 to 7 whistles on medium flame until it becomes soft.
- Now for cooking chana masala gravy heat oil in a pan.
- Then saute whole spices including bay leaf, cumin seed, cloves, green cardamoms, cinnamon until you get a beautiful aroma.
- Next, add chopped onions, saute them until it becomes slightly golden brown
- Furthermore, add chopped green chili, ginger garlic paste cook further 2 to 3 min on medium flame.
- After that, pour tomato puree in it, sprinkle a teaspoon of salt, roasted cumin powder.
- Additionally, sprinkle coriander powder. black pepper powder.amchur powder or dry mango powder.Kashmiri red chili powder.
- Furthermore, mix all the spices together and cook this chana masala gravy in medium to low flame for up to 10 to 12 min until it becomes thick and starts leaving the side of the pan.
- Now pour boil chana and water in this pan, sprinkle a teaspoon of garam masala powder mix all the ingredients together.
- Cover the pan simmer this chana masala gravy on low flame for 15 min, until it becomes thick.
- Additionally, sprinkle a teaspoon of Kasuri methi, a few tablespoons of freshly chopped coriander leaves.
- Finally, our chana masala recipe completed, serve hot puri, butter roti naan even plain rice goes well.
Notes
Chana Masala Recipe Note
- To avoid overnight cooking you can use canned chickpeas, make sure add them after spicy tomato onion gravy becomes thick and starts leaving sides of the pan.
- To cook chana masala dry simply reduce the amount of water or simmer the curry till moisture dry out completely.
Nutrition
Serving: 4g | Calories: 1265kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 112g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 99g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 1241mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 36g