Authentic Chana Masala (Chickpea Curry)
Warm spices, a rich sauce, and tender chickpeas all blend together in this flavorful, one-pot Authentic Chana Masala Recipe (Chickpea Curry)
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cans chickpeas
- ¼ cup cooking oil ((SEE NOTES))
- 2 serrano chilies ((SEE NOTES))
- 2 tsp panch phoron spice blend
- 1 tsp crushed ginger
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 onion ((SEE NOTES))
- 2 tbsp tomato paste ((SEE NOTES))
- 2 tsp red chili powder
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup water
- ¼ cup cilantro
Instructions
- 1
Dice the onions and chop the serrano chillies.
- 2
Heat the cooking oil and sauté the onions and chilies in it for 30 seconds.
- 3
Add the ginger and garlic and sauté for 30 seconds.
- 4
Add the panch phoron and sauté it for 30 seconds.
- 5
Once the onion is translucent, drain and rinse the chick peas and add them to the pan.
- 6
Add in the tomato paste and 1/4 cup of water and stir to mix well.
- 7
Add all of the remaining spices along with the remaining water, stir and cover.
- 8
Cook on low for 10 minutes.
- 9
Uncover, mash the chickpeas slightly to blend with all of the other ingredients, cover and simmer for another 10 minutes (SEE NOTES)
- 10
Uncover and garnish with chopped cilantro or cilantro microgreens and serve.