Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, chole masala -chickpea curry. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. 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 masala on the So what actually is chole masala? In this recipe, chickpeas are cooked with onions, tomatoes and lots of spices. chickpeas or garbanzo beans curry - chana masala recipe.
Chole Masala -Chickpea Curry is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Chole Masala -Chickpea Curry is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have chole masala -chickpea curry using 22 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chole Masala -Chickpea Curry:
- Make ready 2 cup Chickpea
- Prepare 1 Onion finely chopped
- Get 1 Tomato finely chopped
- Get 3 Garlic Cloves mashed
- Prepare 1 Ginger small piece mashed
- Get 4-5 Curry Leaves
- Take 1-2 tbsp Butter
- Get 1/2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
- Get 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- Prepare 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- Take 1 Pouch Tea Bag (Black)
- Prepare 1 Bay Leaf
- Get 1-2 Black Cardamom
- Prepare 2-3 Cloves
- Take 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- Make ready 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- Make ready 1/2 tsp Coriander Powder
- Take 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Sugar
- Get to taste Salt
- Make ready 4 Cups Water
- Make ready Coriander for garnish
When using store-brought chole masala, to get an authentic taste always buy "Chole Masala" and not chana masala. Green Chili Pepper: I typically use Thai, Birdeye or Serrano Chili Pepper in my recipes. This Punjabi Chana Masala or Chole Masala is an authentic North Indian style Chickpea Curry made with white chickpeas, freshly powdered spices, onions, tomatoes and herbs. Chana masala is a naturally vegan recipe with added health benefits of the chickpeas which are packed full of protein.
Steps to make Chole Masala -Chickpea Curry:
- Soak the chickpeas overnight. In a cooker, add the soaked chickpeas and water. Also add to it the tea bag and bay leaf. Cook it on medium flame with 6-7 whistles.
- In a pan, add the oil and butter together. Then put the mustard and cumin seed. Let it crackle. Now add the cloves and black cardamon. When it starts leaving aroma, add in the chopped onion. Sauté it until it turns golden brown. Add in the ginger-garlic paste and curry leaves. Put the chopped tomatoes to the mix and keep sautéing.
- Now to the mixture, add in all the spices and sauté for 2-3 mins. Add the cooked chickpeas to the mixture along with the water. Add in some more water is required. Close the lid and let it cook for 10-12 mins on low flame. Garnish it with coriander leaves and serve it hot with Indian bread/ Rice.
Chole Masala - Punjabi Chole - Indian Chickpea Curry. This Chole Masala or Indian Chickpea Curry is one of our family's favorite recipes and definitely made once every week. The chickpeas are cooked with Indian spices, onion-tomato paste and some coconut milk (substitute given in the recipe. Beautiful fluffy chickpeas curry in onion tomato based spicy gravy is going to tickle your taste buds with spice and flavors. Best served with Rice, Puri or Naan.
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