Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, chana masala. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Chana masala is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Chana masala is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Chana masala, also called chole masala, is a vegetarian and vegan Indian comfort food packed with flavor and perfect for dinner (or lunch) any day of the week! It also freezes beautifully, so it works well as a make-ahead freezer meal.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chana masala using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Chana masala:
- Prepare 800 g canned chickpeas
- Make ready 400 g canned crushed tomatoes
- Get 100 g canned diced chiles
- Make ready 1 tbsp. garam masala
- Get 1 tsp. onion powder
- Get 1 tsp. garlic powder
- Make ready 1 tsp. ginger powder
- Make ready Salt
- Get Oil
- Take Vinegar or lemon juice
- Get Fresh cilantro (optional)
My version might not taste like your grandmother's, but I promise that it tastes damn good. Typically in Chana Masala both garam masala and curry powder (or the individual spices of which it consist) are used. That being said, this is not such a bad recipe. Flavorful, not too spicy, and extremely satisfying.
Instructions to make Chana masala:
- Heat oil in a pot over medium heat and fry the garam masala until fragrant.
- Stir in the chiles, tomatoes, chickpeas, garlic powder, onion powder, dried ginger and enough water to cover everything. Simmer 20-30 minutes, until it thickens.
- Add salt and lemon/vinegar to taste, stir in some cilantro leaves.
- Serve over basmati rice.
It is one of the most popular Indian dishes, whether its in India or in the western world. In Delhi though, we usually make Chole, which is very similar to Chana Masala but uses a special blend of spices. Both are made with white chickpeas but chana masala is made using basic everyday Indian spices. Chana masala is an Indian dish made with chickpeas (chana) and garam masala. Chickpeas are the type of legume I use the most, especially to make hummus and falafel , but also to prepare other delicious recipes like chana masala.
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