Chana Masala Recipe (Authentic North Indian Style)
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A North Indian chickpea curry simmered in a tangy, spiced tomato gravy with warm spices like cinnamon and cardamom. Moderately spiced with bold flavors that pair well with Indian flatbreads or rice.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 1 cup dried white chickpeas ((garbanzo beans or white chana) - soaked overnight in enough water)
- 3 cups water (- for soaking chickpeas)
- 2.5 cups water (- for pressure cooking)
- 2 to 3 pieces dried amla ((Indian gooseberry, dried)or 1 black tea bag, optional)
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 2 to 3 cloves
- 1 black cardamom
- 1 tej patta (- small to medium sized, (Indian bay leaf), optional)
- ½ cup onions (- finely chopped & tightly packed)
- 1 cup tomatoes (- finely chopped tomatoes)
- 3 to 4 green chilies (- slit (green chili peppers))
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste (or about 1 inch peeled ginger - crushed in mortar-pestle)
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste (or about 6 to 7 medium-sized peeled garlic cloves - crushed in mortar-pestle)
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala (or chana masala powder or punjabi garam masala powder)
- 1 teaspoon dry mango powder ((amchur powder) or dried pomegranate seeds powder (anardana powder))
- ¼ teaspoon carom seeds ((ajwain) or swap with ½ teaspoon of cumin seeds)
- 2 to 2.5 tablespoons oil
- salt (regular salt or edible rock salt or black salt, add as required)
- 2 to 3 tablespoons coriander leaves (- chopped, (cilantro))
- 1 onion (- sliced or chopped, small-sized)
- 1 tomato (- sliced or chopped, small-sized)
- 1 lemon (or lime, quartered)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 570M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
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- Prep
- 9h
- Cook
- 30m
- Sodium
- 246mg
- Total sugar
- 12g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 897mg
- Calcium
- 100mg
- Iron
- 3mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 540M
- SODIUM
- 246MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.