Kala Chana Curry

Name: Kala Chana Curry
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cups Black chana; 5 cups Water; As Per Taste Salt; 2 Tablespoons Cooking Oil; 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds; 2 Bay leaves; 1 Onion; 2 Tomatoes; 1 inch pieces Ginger; 6 pods Garlic; 2 Green chilli; 2 tablespoons Chopped coriander leaves; 1 tablespoon Kasuri methi; 1/4 tsp Red chilli powder; 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp Coriander seeds powder; 1/4 tsp Garam masala

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

New Delhi

#BCR
This one-pot Kala Chana recipe is a delicious dish. Prepared in just 30 minutes of active time, this easy black chickpea curry is a fuss-free dinner. Ihav prepared it in Punjabi style.

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

New Delhi

#BCR
This one-pot Kala Chana recipe is a delicious dish. Prepared in just 30 minutes of active time, this easy black chickpea curry is a fuss-free dinner. Ihav prepared it in Punjabi style.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

2 servings

1 cupsBlack chana
5 cupsWater
As Per TasteSalt
2 TablespoonsCooking Oil
1/2 tspCumin seeds
2Bay leaves
1Onion
2Tomatoes
1 inch piecesGinger
6 podsGarlic
2Green chilli
2 tablespoonsChopped coriander leaves
1 tablespoonKasuri methi
1/4 tspRed chilli powder
1/4 tspTurmeric powder
1/4 tspCoriander seeds powder
1/4 tspGaram masala

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Wash and Soak kala Chana in water overnight
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Transfer it to a pressure cooker and add salt and pressure cook till 5 minutes after the first whistle.
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Wash, peel, and Grind onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, and green chili to a smooth paste.
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👉Heat cooking oil in a wok. Add cumin seeds and bay leaves and when cumin seeds splutter add masala paste (made at step 4👉) and cook on low flame for 2 minutes. Now Add salt, red chili, turmeric, and coriander seeds powder and mix well. Cook on low flame.
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Add Kasuri methi and mix well. Cook till oils leave the sides.
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Now transfer this masala to a pressure cooker in which chhole is boiled. Mix well. Place the lid and again cook for 3 minutes after the first whistle. Let pressure releases automatically. Open the lid. Add garam masala and chopped coriander leaves and mix.
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