Channa Masala

Chana masala is a Punjabi dish which consists of chickpeas. This is one of popular dish of Indian cuisine.There are many version of this dish available across India. Mostly chana are cooked with lots of onion, garlic, ginger, tomato. My version is without onion, garlic with just little oil.  Chana masala means spiced chickpeas curry, chana mean chickpeas and masala means a mixture of spices. 

Recipe Source : Homely Food 

Ingredients :
Kabuli Chana - 11/2 cup 
Potato - 1 cup, boiled 
Tomato - 1 cup
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Ginger paste - 1 tsp
Tomato puree - 1 cup (Remove the skin of tomato and blended)
Green chilli - 2
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder  - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida - a pinch
Gram flour - 1 tbsp
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil - 2 tbsp

Method :

Chana soaked in enough water overnight and pressure cooked till soft with some salt.

Heat oil in a pan, add asafoetida and cumin seeds, when seeds are splutter then add gram flour and continue stiring till the color to light brown. Then add red chilli, turmeric, coriander, cumin powder, green chilli, mix well.

Now add cooked chana, salt and sugar, mix well. add 1 cup of water to it. Let the chana masala simmer for 15 mins on a low flame.  

Garnish with ring onion and red chilli.

Chana masala served with Roti, poori or rice...

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