Chana Masala Gravy

Chana Masala gravy is also known as Chole Masala or Punjabi Chole Masala and is a versatile dish that is almost universally loved. It is basically Chickpeas or Garbanzo beans cooked in onion tomato gravy. This nutritious packed protein-rich dish is a great accompaniment with rice and rotis or naan bread. There are many ways of making this dish. If you enjoyed this, do check out a variant of this dish Amritsari Pindi chole recipe .

Jump to:

• Why Chana Masala is so popular?
• Ingredients needed
• How to make Chana Masala Gravy?
• Chana Masala Gravy

Why Chana Masala is so popular?

• A universal favorite side dish that goes well with Naan bread, rice, or rotis
• The dish tastes delicious with garbanzo in a tomato onion sauce with unique spices
• Making this dish is very simple and you just need to follow the steps outlined
• A great dish for any get-together and party and a good option for vegetarians.

Ingredients needed

• garbanzo soaked for 10 -12 hours
• medium-sized onion
• tomatoes
• ginger garlic paste
• Spices used - coriander powder, red chilly powder, turmeric powder, dry mango powder amchur powder, pomegranate seeds powder, anardana powder, garam masala
• oil

How to make Chana Masala Gravy?

Soak the garbanzo beans overnight in a big bowl of water like we did for rajma masala and dal moth. Wash it and pressure cook for about 20 -25 minutes or about 5-6 whistles. Grind the onion and tomatoes to a fine paste with minimum water. Heat a thick-bottomed pan, add the ghee /oil.

Add cumin seeds once it blooms add the tomato onion paste and ginger garlic paste. Sautée and cook until oil oozes out and leaves the sides of the pan. This will take some time and it is important to ensure all the water evaporates and the sides of the paste leave oil. Otherwise, you will get a raw taste.

Next, add spices like turmeric, chili, coriander, amchur, and anardana powder. Add the dry-roasted powder garam masala (how to make garam masala) and the cooked garbanzo. Mix well and add salt to taste. Add water to get the desired consistency.

Mash some beans to get a thicker gravy. Boil for another few minutes. Squeeze half a lemon into it. Garnish with chopped coriander and chopped onions. Some other gravies that can be served along with this dish are palak paneer, made with an easy palak paneer recipe, or paneer tikka masala. If you are serving ghee rice, you can also add simple lentil dal .

Pin Me!