Top 5 Ingredients of Chana Masala recipe
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Equipment
- 1 x Pressure Cooker
- 1 x Grinder
- 1 x wok
- 1 x spatula
- 1 x Bowl
- Spoons
Ingredients
- 400 gm of Chickpeas/Chole soaked overnight
- 2 onion chopped
- 1 tomato chopped
- 1 inch piece of fresh ginger peeled and chopped
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 2 green chillies chopped
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- 2 fresh bay leaves
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- water as needed
- 1 teaspoon fresh cilantro/Dhaniya leaves for garnish, or more to taste
Instructions
How to make Chole Masala
- Take a bowl wash chickpeas/chole and soak it under sufficient water for the whole night.
- Take a pressure cooker pour your soaked chickpeas/Chole and boil till 4 to 5 whistles.
- Take a grinder and put onion, tomato, ginger, garlic and Green chilli and grind them to make a smooth paste.
- Heat oil in a deep wok over medium heat.
- Stir Fry bay leaves in hot oil, for about 30 seconds.
- Pour the grinded paste into the Wok and cook until the oil begins to separate from the mixture cook for 3 minutes.
- Now add spices Red chili powder, coriander, gram masala, turmeric, and salt to taste.
- Cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Now add enough water to make perfect thick gravy and boil the gravy till all the masalas get mixed and cooked well.
- Now turn off the gas.
- Now Garnish with Fresh Cilantro/Dhaniya patta.
- Kudos!!! Your Chole Masala is now ready to serve.
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Notes
Do not overboil Chole/Chickpeas.