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 healthy and 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 like this recipe do check out a variant of this dish Amritsari Pindi chole .
A popular , delicious dish made with garbanzo beans in a tomato onion gravy , based on the north Indian cuisine and perfectly goes with wheat bread or rice
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2
cups
dry garbanzo
soaked for 10 -12 hours - 1 medium sized onion
- 2 tomatoes
- 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 4 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp red chilly powder
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp amchur powder (dry mango powder)
- ½ tsp anardana powder (pomegranate seeds powder)
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Soak the garbanzo beans overnight in a big bowl of water.
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Wash it and pressure cook for about 20 -25 minutes or for about 5-6 whistles.
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Grind the onion and tomatoes to a fine paste with minimum water.
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Heat a thick bottomed pan , add the ghee /oil.
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Add cumin seeds
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Add the tomato onion paste.
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Next add the ginger garlic paste.
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Sautée and cook until oil oozes out and leaves the sides of the pan.
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Add the turmeric, chilly, coriander, amchur and anardana powder.
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Add the dry roasted powder (garam masala) and the cooked garbanzo.
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Mix well and add salt to taste.
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Add water to get the desired consistency.
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Mash some beans to get a thicker gravy.
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Boil for another few minutes.
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Squeeze half a lemon into it.
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Garnish with chopped coriander and chopped onions.
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Serve with wheat bread or rice , Enjoy!
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omg i love this recipe! it looks delicious))) and plus masala is a great option for a meal! do you have any specific recommendations for a Indian cuisine starter? never tried to cook any before!
Thank you so much for your comments, I have couple of post on starters , please check https://inspiresn.wordpress.com/category/appetizers/ and I will be adding/uploading the more popular starters like samosa , chicken 65, chilli chicken etc. very soon. Please do check it out when you get a chance.
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Mouthwatering...I just love it..awesome recipe !!
Thank you so much Anshu!
Looks Yummy!! 😀 We made this a few days back.. although i didn't add amchur & pomegranate powder. Will try it next time.
Thanks dear, the amchur and pomegranate gives a nice flavor hope you'll like it 🙂
Great recipe! I have never used pomegranate seeds powder, will try for sure!
Thank you so much, I got this recipe from a friend recently and the pomegrante seeds have a sweet and sour taste which gives a good flavor, hope you like it as well!
One of my favorites
cool, thats awesome!