Restaurant Style Chana Masala | Chole Masala Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Chana
- 2 nos. Onion paste
- 2 nos. Tomato paste
- 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
- 3 nos. Green chilly Crushed
- 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
- 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- As required Salt
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
Instructions
- Rinse dried white chickpeas (chana or chole) in fresh water a couple of times. Then soak them overnight for 8 to 9 hours in 3 cups of water.
- After they have soaked well, drain all the water and again rinse the soaked chickpeas in fresh water for a couple of times. Then pressure cook it by adding required water and salt for 5 whistles.
- Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. Then add paste of 2 onions and saute till the onion paste turns golden brown in colour.
- Then add ginger garlic paste, tomato paste and crushed green chilly. Saute for 5 minutes in medium flame.
- Add Kashmiri chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and salt as required.
- Saute till the raw smell goes off.
- Add cooked chana along with the water.
- Mix well and bring it to boil for 5 minutes.
- Add chopped coriander leaves and remove from the flame.
- Serve with chappathi, rice or naan.
Notes
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