Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, choley chana (chickpeas curry). It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Punjabi chole masala or chana masala is one of the most popular curry dishes from India. In fact in north India no wedding or party is complete until you have chole. Chickpeas or garbanzo beans curry - chana masala recipe.
Choley chana (chickpeas curry) is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Choley chana (chickpeas curry) is something that I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook choley chana (chickpeas curry) using 20 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Choley chana (chickpeas curry):
- Take 1 cup raw chick peas
- Get 4-5 black peppercorns
- Take 2 bay leaves
- Get 2 cinnamon sticks
- Prepare 3-4 cloves
- Prepare 2 tea bags
- Take to taste Salt
- Get As required Water as required
- Take for choley masala–
- Get 2 tbsp oil
- Make ready 1 tbsp ghee
- Get 2 small size onion chopped
- Take 4-5 garlic cloves
- Prepare 2 big size tomato chopped
- Get 2 tbsp choley masala
- Take 1 tbsp red chilli powder
- Prepare 1 tsp turmeric powder
- Take to taste Salt
- Make ready 1 tsp cumin seeds
- Make ready 1 tbsp kasoori methi
Usually chole is pressure cooked separately and then mixed in the onion-tomato gravy. Punjabi Chole Masala or Chana Masala is an Indian favorite chickpea curry. Punjabi Chole, or Amritsari Chole, is a creamy, tangy and dark-colored chickpea curry made with a special masala blend served Chickpeas are cooked with a Chole masala blend with fresh aromatics and very little tomato. Chana masala, on the other hand, is a.
Steps to make Choley chana (chickpeas curry):
- Soak the chickpeas overnight in enough water to cover them…
- In the pressure cooker add the soaked chickpeas, tea bags, cinnamon, bay leaves, black peppercorns, salt & 4-5 cup water.. pressure cook on medium flame till you get 4-5 whistles.
- Now make a purry of onion, garlic & tomato.
- In a pan heat oil & ghee…once hot add bay leaves, cinnamon stick & cumin seeds & mix well.
- Now add onion & tomato puree in it..& mix well, cook it for 2-3 minutes..
- After it now add all dry spices & mix well..& cook it for 2 minutes.
- Add the chickpeas next & stir till all the chickpeas are coated with the spices around 2 minutes.
- Add water, cover the pan & let it simmer at medium flame for around 15 minutes..The gravy will thicken after 15 minutes so add water accordingly..now add kasoori methi & mix all together well..
- Serve with roti, paratha & rice.
Chana Masala, also known as Chole (pronounced Cho-lay) is a dish where chickpeas are cooked in a spicy, flavorful onion-tomato gravy. The spices are everything when it comes to making authentic Punjabi Chole. I have tested this recipe many, many times to perfect. Punjabi Chana Masala (Choley) popularly known as the Indian Chickpea Curry is a crowd-pleaser. This vegan one-pot curry can be made in an Instant Pot as well as a stovetop Pressure cooker.
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