Chana Masala Recipe: Bookmark This Easy And Tasty Recipe For Your Next Family Gathering

Chickpea or Chana is a delicious food item which is included in a number of dishes around India. Chana masala is one of the most well-known dishes here, that is eaten with puri, roti, idli and dosa. Check out this detailed yet simple recipe of this delectable dish you can make at home, which is sure to leave your family and guests wanting more.

Here is the list of ingredients you will need to make chana masala at home.

-1 cup of chickpeas

-Ginger-garlic paste

-2 onions

-2 tomatoes

-3 green chillies

-Half tablespoon turmeric powder

-2 tablespoon red chilli powder

-2 tablespoon coriander powder

-1 tablespoon cumin powder

-1 tablespoon garam masala

-1 tablespoon amchoor or dry mango powder

-Half tablespoon cumin seeds

– 1 Cinnamon

-1 Bay leaf

-2 Cardamom

-3 Cloves

-Oil (according to your requirement)

-Some coriander leaves

-Salt, as per your taste

How to cook:

-Start by soaking the chickpeas for around 8 hours, a night before. After that, as you cook it in a cooker, add water and salt accordingly. On a medium flame, let it cook for four to five whistles.

-Take a pan, add some oil and when it is heated well, and add the chopped onions. Saute the onions until it appears to be translucent, then add the ginger-garlic paste.

-After you are rid of the raw smell, add all the masalas like turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala, and amchoor or dry mango powder. Then pour some water in the masala mix and let it cook.

– Add the tomatoes to the masala mix and cook it for 7 minutes. When the tomatoes are well cooked, remove the pan from the flame and leave it to cool.

-When it is cool enough, pour the masala mix into a grinder and grind it to make a paste.

-Take another pan and heat some oil, then add bay leaf, cloves, cardamom, cumin seeds, green chillies and cinnamon. After that, you have to add the masala paste prepared earlier, along with salt and the boiled chickpeas. Cook it for five minutes.

-Add some mashed chickpeas, as it will make the gravy thicker and leave it for another three to four minutes.

-Sprinkle the mix with coriander leaves and your irresistible chana masala is ready.