Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, homestyle chickpea curry from northern india (chana masala). One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Channa Masala is an Indian style curry made with Chickpeas/Garbanzo beans. It's a great option for vegetarian/vegan source of protein. My Homestyle Chana Masala Recipe is a delicious traditional Indian recipe made with chickpeas. I cooked chana separately in the Instant Pot, and then mixed it along with the Onion Masala and some ready-made Chana Masala as well as some lemon juice to add a little.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have homestyle chickpea curry from northern india (chana masala) using 13 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Homestyle Chickpea Curry from Northern India (Chana Masala):
- Prepare 200 grams Dried chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
- Make ready 1/2 tsp Turmeric
- Prepare 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- Take 2 clove Garlic
- Make ready 1 1/2 cm Ginger
- Get 1 large Onion
- Prepare 1 large Tomato
- Prepare 1 tsp Garam masala
- Take 1 Salt
- Take 1 Butter
- Make ready 1 handful Cilantro
- Prepare 2 tbsp Oil
- Get 1 to 2 tablespoons Lemon juice
Up next I wanted a bean dish and I immediately thought about doing a simple chickpea curry or a chana masala. Having made a few Indian curry dishes I noticed that chickpea curries have a lot of common. But the amazingly versatile Chana Masala goes just as well with bread or rice. My favorite is laying a bread slice on a platter, topping it up with The version of Chana Masala that I have for you today is the one I grew up with and love the most.
Instructions to make Homestyle Chickpea Curry from Northern India (Chana Masala):
- Wash the chickpeas, and soak in plenty of water overnight. Boil for 90 minutes in a pot. If you are using canned chickpeas, skip this step.
- Add enough fresh water to cover the cooked chickpeas. Mix in the turmeric and cayenne pepper. Microwave for about 10 minutes until the chickpeas are softened.
- Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan. Add cumin seeds and stir-fry until they're no longer making a crackling sound. Add chopped garlic and ginger and stir-fry.
- When the ginger and garlic are well cooked, add the onion and stir fry until translucent or brown.
- When the onions are translucent or browned, add canned tomatoes and continue stir-frying.
- Keep stir frying until it forms a paste like the photo. This is the key to making a delicious dal.
- Add cooked and microwaved chickpeas, water and all. Add the garam masala here too.
- Add enough water to the pan to cover all the ingredients. If the water level gets too low as you simmer, top up with more. Taste, and add salt.
- Simmer for about 15 minutes over low-medium heat without a lid. Add butter and cilantro, and it's done.
- In northern India, we usually eat this curry with a bread called chapati instead of rice. Squeeze on a spritz of lemon juice and enjoy!
But the amazingly versatile Chana Masala goes just as well with bread or rice. My favorite is laying a bread slice on a platter, topping it up with The version of Chana Masala that I have for you today is the one I grew up with and love the most. It is very close to what is dished up in parts of northern India. This curry tastes just like Indian curry you get from restaurants. And this Chana Aloo Curry (Chana = chickpeas, Aloo = potatoes), is one such example.
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