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kala chana recipe | black chana masala recipe | black chickpeas curry
easy kala chana recipe | black chana masala recipe | black chickpeas curry
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 tsp oil
- 1 tsp cumin / jeera
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 3 pods cardamom
- 3 cloves
- 1 bay leaf / tej patta
- 1 tsp dry fenugreek leaves / kasuri methi
- pinch of hing / asafoetida
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 2 green chilli (slit)
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 cup tomato (finely chopped)
- ½ tsp turmeric / haldi
- 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 3 cup water
- 1 tsp mango powder / aamchur powder
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 1 cup black chana / kala chana (soaked overnight)
- 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
Instructions
- 1
firstly, in a pressure cooker take 3 tsp oil and saute spices.
- 2
now saute 1 onion, 2 green chilli and 1 tsp ginger garlic paste.
- 3
also, saute 1 cup tomato until it turns soft and mushy.
- 4
furthermore, add spices and 1 tsp salt.
- 5
saute on low flame, till the oil releases from tomato.
- 6
now add 1 cup black chana or kala chana soaked overnight. saute for a minute.
- 7
add 3 cups of water and mix well.
- 8
cover and pressure cook for 8 whistles or till chana get cooked completely.
- 9
now add ½ tsp garam masala, 2 tbsp coriander and mix well.
- 10
finally, serve kala chana curry with rice or roti.