Chana or Chole Masala

One of the best combinations with Chapathis or puris and even with pani puri...

Coming the to the recipe...

Ingredients :

(Serves two)

Chickpeas- 1 cup

Onion – 1

Tomato – 1

Red chillies – 2

Chana masala or Garam masala – 2 tsp

Half a Lemon

Coriander

Raw Onions for garnishing

Method :

• Soak the chickpeas overnight and pressure cook it. Drain the water and save it for using it in the gravy.
• Fry Onions in a pan. Once they are transparent, add tomatoes.

• Once they are mushier, add it to the mixie along with 2 tsp of cooked chickpeas. Grind it to a smooth paste. This step is optional. You can directly go it to the next step.

• Add the ground paste to the same pan. Add the water which in chickpeas was cooked. Fry it for 2 to 3mins. Now add some salt and chana masala powder.

• Add the boiled chickpeas.  Let it boil for few more minutes so that the gravy is blended well with the chickpeas.

• Squeeze a lemon onto it and garnish with cilantro and raw onions if you like. Serve with roti or puri.

My Notes :

If you avoid the grinding step, you would have to use corn flour to thicken the gravy.