Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, chana masala. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Chana masala is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. Chana masala is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chana masala using 11 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Chana masala:
- Take 1 cup kala chana
- Take 1 tbsp cumin powder
- Make ready 1 tbsp Ajwain/carom seeds
- Prepare 1 tomato and 1 onion paste
- Prepare 1 tbsp mango powder
- Take 2 tbsp chilli powder
- Make ready 1 tbsp turmeric powder
- Take 1 tbsp garam Masala
- Make ready 1 tbs chana masala
- Make ready To taste Salt
- Take 2 tbsp Oil
Instructions to make Chana masala:
- Wash the dry kala chana under running cold water till water runs clear.
- Add enough water and soak for at least 8 hours or overnight.
- After the soaking time, it gets larger in size.
- Now discard the soaking water, take chana to pressure cooker. Add new 1 ½ cups of water. Cover with the lid, turn the heat and pressure cook it for 2 whistles on High + 30 minutes on medium-low.
- Let the pressure go down by itself then open the lid. Chana should be cooked all the way through and soft. If you press it between thumb and finger, it should mash easily.
- Now heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add cumin seeds and ajwain. Let them sizzle a bit.
- Add tomato and onion paste saute it when it's colour get change, Now add chopped green chilies and ginger. Saute for 30 seconds.
- Then add cooked chana with it's water. If it has too much water then drain some and use in making chapati dough or in the dal. For this sookha kala chana, you will need about ½ to ¾ cup of water.
- Add some salt and mix. Let it simmer for 2 minutes.
- Then add spiced powders (red chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, amchur powder, garam masala and black salt).
- Mix well and cook till almost all the moisture is evaporated and thick gravy is coated to the chana.
- Turn off the stove. Lastly add chopped coriander leaves. Mix well and serve.
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