Chana Masala / Black Chickpea Dry Curry

Name: Chana Masala / Black Chickpea Dry Curry
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup soaked Chana /Black Chickpea; 1/4 tsp cumin seeds; 2 green Chilli chopped and sliced; 1 small bay leaf; 1 onion chopped; 1.5 tsp Ginger Garlic paste; 1 Tomato chopped; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp Chilli powder; 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; 1/2 tsp Coriander powder; 1/4 Amchur powder; 1/2 tsp tea leaf boiled and strained; 2 tbsp Oil; as required Water; to taste Salt

Akum Raj Jamir @cook_9010520

Chennai

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Chana masala with step by step pictures. Chana masala is a very popular and healthy dish prepared with kala chana (black chickpea). It’s easy, simple, delicious and made using basic ingredients which is easily available in our pantry. Boiled chickpea further cooked in with onion, tomato and basic spice ingredients and tuned it into a flavorful dry curry.

Akum Raj Jamir @cook_9010520

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Ingredients

20 mins

3 servings

1 cupsoaked Chana /Black Chickpea
1/4 tspcumin seeds
2green Chilli chopped and sliced
1small bay leaf
1onion chopped
1.5 tspGinger Garlic paste
1Tomato chopped
1 tspturmeric powder
1 tspChilli powder
1/2 tspCumin powder
1/2 tspCoriander powder
1/4Amchur powder
1/2 tsptea leaf boiled and strained
2 tbspOil
as requiredWater
to tasteSalt

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Steps

20 mins

1

Take the soaked Chickpeas in a pressure cooker, add little salt, add the strained tea, and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles. Let the pressure release, take out the chickpeas and retain the water if any.
2

Heat oil in a pan. Add the onion, chopped green chilli, ginger garlic paste and fry for 2 mins.
3

Add tomato and fry till it turns mushy
4

Now add the powdered masalas and fry for 2 mins.
5

Add the cooked chole and mix well with the masalas and fry for few mins.
6

Add the retained water and add little water if required and cook for around 5 mins. Adjust the gravy consistency as required.
7

In a sauce pan heat 1 tsp oil. Add the cumin seeds and slit green chilli and let it sizzle.
8

Pour the tadka over the chana masala and cook for a min or two and take off the heat.
9

Enjoy