Chana Masala/Chole Masala recipe/Side dish for Poori, chole poori and chapathi/Restaurant style chole masala/Chana gravy recipe

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Chana Masala

Chana Masala recipe is a very healthy and yummy curry recipe which is a great side dish for poori, chapathi and any rotis. 

Chana is very healthy as it is rich in fibre content. This recipe is easy to make and can be done quickly.

Let's get started with the recipe.

Note:Chana should be soaked overnight or atleast for 8 hrs

Serves-5

Cooking Time-15 mins

Adjust the Ingredients according to the number of people you cook for.

Ingredients

Chana-250 gms

Onions-2(thinly sliced)

Tomato-1(chopped)

Ginger-1 small piece

Garlic-4 cloves

Fennel seeds-1 tbsp

Oil-2 tbsp

Rock salt-1 1/2 spoon

Sugar-1 spoon

Salt-1 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder-1 tsp

Red chilli powder-1 spoon

Coriander powder-1 1/2 spoon

Chana masala-2 spoons

Green chilli-2(slit)

Bay leaf-2

Star anise-2

Cardomom-1

Cinnamon-2

Coriander leaves-few

Recipe

Take a Pressure cooker, add 250 gms of soaked chana(soaked 8 hrs or overnight) and pressure cook for 5 whistles adding 1 1/2 tsp of salt. After the pressure is released, transfer the well cooked chana to a bowl.

To grind the Onion paste, take a mixer jar and add 2 thinly sliced onions, 1 small piece of ginger, 4 garlic cloves and 1 spoon of fennel seeds. Grind them to a fine paste. 

Take 1 tomato(roughly chopped) and grind to a fine paste.

Take 50 gms of boiled chana and grind to a paste in a mixer jar. This is done to get the thickness of the gravy.

Take a kadai, add 2 tbsp of oil, add the whole spices one by one given in the Ingredients and saute a little. Add the Grinded onion paste, 1/2 tsp of salt and saute till raw smell goes. Add 1 tsp of turmeric powder, grinded tomato paste and saute well. Add 2 green chillies(slit). Add a little water and 1 1/2 spoons of rock salt and let it boil for a minute. 

Add 1 spoon of red chilli powder, 1 1/2 spoon of coriander powder and 2 spoons of chana masala and mix well. Now add grinded chana paste and mix well. Next add the boiled chana along with it's water and mix well. Let it boil for 5 mins. Add 1 spoon of sugar(optional) for taste. Finally garnish it with coriander leaves.

Serve it with hot pooris or chapathis and enjoy the dish.


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