Authentic Chana Masala (Chickpea Masala)

Name: Authentic Chana Masala (Chickpea Masala)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 1 cup chana ((dried raw chickpeas) (or 3 cups soaked or 2 - 15 oz cans)); 1½ cups water ((to pressure cook, + more to make gravy)); 2 tablespoon oil (or as needed); 1 small bay leaf ((optional)); 1 inch cinnamon ((optional)); 2 cloves ((optional)); 2 green cardamoms ((optional)); 1½ cups onions ((fine chopped, 2 large)); 1 green chili (slit (optional)); ¾ to 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste ((or ½ tbsp each fine chopped) ); 1½ cups tomatoes ((fine chopped, 3 large or 1½ cups tomato puree or whole peeled tomatoes)); ¾ teaspoon salt ((+ more to adjust to taste)); ¼ teaspoon turmeric; 1½ teaspoons Kashmiri red chili powder ((adjust to taste)); 1 teaspoon garam masala ((adjust to taste)); 2 teaspoon coriander powder; ½ teaspoon cumin powder ((optional)); 1 teaspoon kasuri methi ((dried fenugreek leaves) (optional)); ¼ teaspoon amchur ((dried mango powder) (optional)); 2 tbsp coriander leaves ((cilantro chopped finely))

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 50m total

Servings

Calories

14% of a 2,000 cal day

270KCAL

Protein

11g22% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat9g

12%

Saturated2g

Unsaturated8g

—

Total Carbs37g

14%

Fiber6g

23%

Total Sugars7g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch24g

—

Sodium501mg

22%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A fragrant Indian curry of chickpeas simmered in a spiced tomato and onion gravy. The dish is aromatic and warming, traditionally served alongside rice, bread, or flatbreads at lunch or dinner.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

1 cupchana (dried raw chickpeas) — or 3 cups soaked or 2 - 15 oz cans
1½ cupswater
2 tbspoil
1small bay leaf — optional
1 inchcinnamon — optional
2cloves — optional
2green cardamoms — optional
1½ cupsonions — large, finely chopped, 2
1green chili — slit, optional
¾–1 tbspginger garlic paste — or ginger or garlic
1½ cupstomatoes, finely chopped — large, 3, or tomato puree or whole peeled tomatoes
¾ tspsalt
¼ tspturmeric
1½ tspKashmiri red chili powder
1 tspgaram masala
2 tspcoriander powder — ground
½ tspcumin powder — ground, optional
1 tspkasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves) — optional
¼ tspamchur (dried mango powder) — optional
2 tbspcoriander leaves (cilantro) — finely chopped

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Method

50m total

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