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Ingredients

cook time30m
4serving
  1. For soaking kala chana (black chickpeas)
  2. 1 cupOf kala chana (dried black chickpeas) - rinsed & soaked
  3. overnight or for 8 to 9 hours
  4. 2.5 cupsWater for soaking black chickpeas
  5. Other ingredients for kala chana recipe
  6. 2 tablespoonsGhee or oil 1 teaspoon Cumin (jeera)
  7. 1Medium size onion, Finely chopped
  8. 2Medium tomatoes or 1 large tomato, Finely chopped
  9. 4-5Garlic cloves, Finely chopped (lahsun
  10. 1/2 teaspoonKashmiri red chilli powder Or degi mirch
  11. 1/4 teaspoonTurmeric (haldi)
  12. 1 pinchOf asafoetida (hing) ½ to 1 cup Water Or as required fo
  13. the gravy
  14. Salt as required
  15. 1/2 teaspoonPunjabi garam masala Or regular garam masala powder
  16. 1 tablespoonCoriander leaves For garnishing (optional

Cooking Instructions

cook time30m
  1. 1

    Soaking kala chana

    Rinse black chickpeas a couple of times in water. 

    Then add 2.5 cups water and soak the black chickpeas or kala chana overnight or for 8 to 9 hours

  2. 2

    Making kala chana

    In a pressure cooker, add 2 tablespoon ghee or oil.

  3. 3

    Add cumin. Let them crackle and then add finely chopped onions.

  4. 4

    Sauté onions till they become light golden.

  5. 5

    Add garlic, green chilli and saute for 10 to 12 seconds.

  6. 6

    Add finely chopped tomatoes and saute them till the oil starts leaving from the sides of the onion-tomato masala.

  7. 7

    Add turmeric powder, asafoetida, kashmiri red chilli powder and saute for 2 to 3 seconds.

  8. 8

    Then add the kala chana along with all of the soaked water. Additionally also add ½ to 1 cup water as per the consistency you want. Season with salt and stir well.

  9. 9

    Pressure cook chana on a medium to high flame for 8 to 9 whistles or more till the kala chana are cooked well and softened.

  10. 10

    Lastly sprinkle the garam masala and stir. Garnish punjabi kala chana gravy with coriander leaves.

  11. 11

    Serve the black chana masala gravy  with steamed rice, rotis or chappati

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