Chole Masala | Chickpea Curry
2016-03-17- Cuisine: Indian
- Course: Side Dish
- Skill Level: Moderate
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- Yield: 1
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 6:40 h
- Cook Time: 20m
- Ready In: 20m
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
- 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
Whole spices
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.