Chole Masala | Chickpea Curry

Chole Masala | Chickpea Curry

Traditional side dish of with Chickpea

Chole Masala or chana masala is a popular Punjabi side dish. It is prepared with white chana,onion,tomatoes and some Indian spices. The perfect combination for chole masala is Batura. I have posted Rava Batura recipe before. The taste of this chole masala depends on how well the chana is cooked. It should be soft and tender. Usually we make this chole masala with ground paste of onion,tomatoes,garlic,ginger and some spices. Here made tomato puree and put all other ingredients as such. I have already posted some healthy recipes like Chickpea salad and Hummus. Hope you all will like this recipes.

How to make Chole Masala

Ingredients

• 2 cups of White chana(soaked in water for 6-8 hours)
• 1 large Onion
• 3 medium sized Tomatoes
• 1 tbsp. of Ginger Garlic Paste
• 2-3 Green Chillies
• 1/4 tsp. of Turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp. of Chilli powder
• 1/8 tsp. of Coriander powder
• 2 spn. of oil
• Salt as per taste

Whole spices

• 1 no of bay leaf
• 1 small piece of cinnamon
• 1 no of cardamom
• 2-3 no of cloves
• 10 no of pepper cones
• 1 spn. of cumin seeds

Method

Step 01

Dry roast bay leaf,cardamom,cinnamon,cloves,cumin seeds and pepper cones till you get a nice aroma. Allow to cool and powder it. Keep aside.

Step 02

Pressure cook white chana with salt for 10 min in medium flame. Keep aside.

Step 03

Heat oil in a pan,add finely chopped onion and saute till golden brown color.

Step 04

Add ginger garlic paste and saute well.

Step 05

Add tomato pure. Cook till oil comes out from the mix.

Step 06

Add all the spices and powdered garam masala. Mix well and fry for 1 minute.

Step 07

Add cooked chana and mix well. Cover the pan and cook for 6-7 minutes in low flame.

Step 08

Serve hot.