Name: North Indian Chana Masala
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 500 gm Chick peas (Channa/Vella kadala); 2 nos Onion (chopped); 2 nos Tomato (chopped); 3 tbsp Oil; 2 tsp Coriander powder; Turmeric powder (A pinch); 1/2 tsp Chilly powder; 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); 1/2 tsp Pepper corns; Sugar (A pinch); Amchur (A pinch, Dry mango powder); Salt (As reqd); 3 tsp Coriander leaves for garnishing (chopped)

North Indian Chana Masala

Yummy channa to go with baturas & chappathis

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine North Indian

Servings people

Ingredients

500 gm Chick peas Channa/Vella kadala
2 nos Onion chopped
2 nos Tomato chopped
3 tbsp Oil
2 tsp Coriander powder
Turmeric powder A pinch
1/2 tsp Chilly powder
1 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
1/2 tsp Pepper corns
Sugar A pinch
Amchur A pinch, Dry mango powder
Salt As reqd
3 tsp Coriander leaves for garnishing chopped

Instructions

Soak channa overnight and cook in a pressure cooker with a pinch of baking soda.
Roast cumin seeds and peppercorns and coriander powder in a pan and powder it.
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan.
Saute onions till golden brown.
Add chilly powder, turmeric powder, cumin seeds-pepper-coriander powder and fry for a minute.
Add tomatoes and saute till oil separates.
Add the cooked chana and salt.
Cover and cook for 5 - 10 mins on low flame.
Add water as required.
Add sugar.
Add the amchur powder.
:- If amchur is not available, squeeze lime (1/4 tsp) and add it after removing from flame and in luke warm condition.
Garnish with coriander leaves.

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Response (3)

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hanna February 6, 2008

its nice n easy to prepare

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janaki November 16, 2006

i made some changes to it by adding ginger garlic paste to the fried onions and at the end i put some ground aniseed powder .it came out really good .thanks for the recipe

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Rekha Gupta August 14, 2006

The chana masala is yummy and easy to preapre.My kids and hubby finished the whole dish in few minutes and was asking to prepare it on the weekend.Good recipe..thanks.

North Indian Chana Masala