
Instant Pot Chana Masala
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
A fragrant, spiced chickpea curry cooked quickly in the Instant Pot with onions, tomatoes, and traditional Indian spices. It's vegan and gluten-free, and pairs beautifully with rice or flatbread.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 1 cup dried white chickpeas ((white chana or chole) - soaked overnight)
- 3 cups water (or as required for soaking chickpeas)
- 3 tablespoons oil (- sunflower oil, peanut oil or any neutral flavored oil )
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 6 cloves
- 1 tej patta ((Indian bay leaf))
- 2 black cardamoms
- 1 teaspoon carom seeds ((ajwain))
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ cup finely chopped onions (or 1 medium sized onion, 50 to 60 grams)
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped ginger
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
- 2 to 3 green chilies (slit or whole - note that keeping the chillies whole won't make the chana masala spicy.)
- 1 cup finely chopped tomatoes ( or 2 medium-sized tomatoes)
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon kashmir red chilli powder (or deghi mirch or 1 teaspoon sweet paprika or ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper )
- 3 cups water
- salt as required
- 1 teaspoon garam masala (or punjabi garam masala powder)
- 1 teaspoon dry mango powder ((amchur powder) or add as required)
- 2 to 3 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves ((cilantro))
- some sliced onions
- few lemon wedges
- few green chillies (- optional)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 525M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
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- Prep
- 8h
- Cook
- 45m
- Sodium
- 221mg
- Total sugar
- 10g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 825mg
- Calcium
- 95mg
- Iron
- 4mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 480M
- SODIUM
- 221MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.
