Kala Chana Masala Recipe, Black Chana Curry (Punjabi Style)
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Punjabi
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Serves: 2
 
Kala Chana Masala: A spicy Punjabi curry with black chickpea cooked in onion, tomato gravy and spices.
Ingredients
  • Kala chana (Black Chickpea): 1 cup, soaked
  • Onion: 1/2 cup, paste
  • Tomato: 1/2 cup, paste
  • Cumin seeds (jeera): 1 tsp
  • Ginger: 1 inch, grated
  • Garlic: 3 cloves, grated
  • Turmeric powder (haldi): 1 tsp
  • Red chili powder: 2 tsp
  • Coriander powder (dhanya): 1 tbsp
  • Chole masala: 1/2 tbsp
  • Oil: 1 1/2 tbsp
  • Green coriander (Cilantro): 1/2 cup, finely chopped
  • Lemon juice: 1 tbsp
  • Green chili: 2 piece, chopped
  • Salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Soak half cup of kala chana/chichpea in water over night.
  2. In a pressure cooker, add onion paste and cook it until onion gets dried and turn light brown in color.
  3. Then add oil, cumin seeds (jeera) and tomato puree. Cook until tomato puree is well cooked.
  4. Now add grated ginger, garlic and chopped green chilies. Cook for sometime to remove raw taste of garlic and ginger.
  5. Put the soaked kala chana in pressure cooker along with some water in which it was soaked.
  6. Now add all spices: coriander powder (dhanya), turmeric powder (haldi), red chili powder, chole masala and salt to taste. Mix everything well and let the spices get simmer for some time.
  7. Close the lid of pressure cooker and cook for 20 minutes (6-7 whistles).
  8. Once the kala chana curry is cooked, add chopped green coriander (cilantro) and some lemon juice (optional). Serve hot with chapatis/parathas/puris.
Recipe by WeRecipes at https://werecipes.com/kala-chana-masala-black-chana-curry/