Chana masala recipe | How to make chole masala | Easy chana masala recipe | Tasty chana masala for batura
By Latha on September 9th, 2017
Chana masala or chole masala recipe explained with step by step pictures. This chana masala recipe is very simple and tasty. Chana masala goes well with batura or chapathi or roti. Chana masala or chole masala prepared using white chickpeas, tomato, onion, ginger, garlic and spices.
I am posting this chana masala recipe upon repeated request from our valuable readers. Since our goal is to collect and explain recipes from Indian state of Karnataka, I hardly post other state recipes. And even if I post other state recipes, I will make sure that the taste matches with the one, which is served in Karnataka hotels.
If you are looking for more chana recipes then check our kadle usli or chana sundal and hurigalu recipes.
This chana masala is a very tasty curry recipe. It is protein rich and is very healthy. My son loves this curry so much. This is a very simple curry with very minimum ingredients. I prepare this often and he enjoys it with chapathi.
If you are looking for more curry or gojju recipes for chapathi or rotti then do check my Zunka vadi, menthe palle or methi dal, ennegayi or stuffed brinjal, mixed veg curry, gorikayi kara or cluster beans curry, mixed veg sagu, hesaru kalu gojju or green gram curry and hagalakayi or bitter gourd curry recipes.
Preparation time: 6 hrs
Cooking time: 30 min
Serves: 2
Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
- 1/2 cup white chickpeas or Kabuli chana or kabul kadle
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 2 tomatoes finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste or finely chopped
- 1/4 tsp jeera or cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- 1/4 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp coriander or dhaniya powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/4 tsp amchur powder
- 1 tbsp kasuri methi or dried methi leaves (optional)
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 tbsp butter
- Salt as per your taste
Instructions for making chana masala or chole masala:
- Rinse and soak kabul kadle or white chana for 5 - 6 hours.
- Next take oil in a pressure cooker and heat it. Add in 1/2 tsp jeera and 1 bay leaf.
- When the cumin seed splutters, add in giner+garic paste. Give a quick stir.
- Next add in chopped onion and fry until soft.
- Next add in chopped tomato and fry until soft.
- Add in dry spice powders like red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, amchur powder and garam masala powder. Give a quick mix.
- Next add in salt and turmeric powder.
- Add in soaked white chickpeas.
- Add in 2 cups of water and kasuri methi.
- Close the lid and allow it to cook until white chickpeas are soft.
- Once chickpeas or chana is cooked, mash some chick peas using back of a spatula.
- Boil it again for few minutes.
- Switch off the stove and add in batter. Serve it with roti or chapathi or batura.
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