It is an Indian curry made of chick peas and Indian spices that makes a spicy and tasty vegetarian side-dish for chapatis, puri or any Indian bread.
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22/05/2013
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Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 20-30 mins
Serves : 3-4
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Ingredients :
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Tinned Channa drained- 400g
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Onion - 2 medium
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Tomato - 4-5 or 300g
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Tomato puree - 2 tsp
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Ginger-Garlic paste - 1½ tsp
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Cooking oil - 4 tblsp
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Cooking oil or melted butter - 2 tsp for the end
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Curd (Yoghurt) - 1 tblsp
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Water - as required
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Salt - to taste
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Sugar - 1/4 tsp
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Coriander leaves chopped - 1/2 tblsp
Spice powders:
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Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
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Chilli powder - 1½ tsp for medium spicy or 2 tsp for extra spicy
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Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
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Jeera (Cumin) powder - 1/2 tsp
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Chat masala - 1/2 tsp (optional)
Method :
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Drain the channa.
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Chop the onion and tomatoes.
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Heat a pan and add 4 tablespoons of oil.
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Add the chopped onion and saute them on a medium heat until they become translucent.
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Add Ginger-Garlic paste and fry for about a minute.
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Add tomatoes, salt and all the spice powders and fry for few more minutes.
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Add cooked channa and stir them. Let them cook in the masala on a medium heat without lid for about 4-5 minutes.
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Add about 1/2 a cup of water; Once the masala starts to boil, reduce the heat to low,cover and cook for about 8-10 minutes or until the channa is fully cooked.
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Add more water if needed.
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In the end, add two teaspoons of oil/butter and beaten curd, sugar and stir well.
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Garnish with coriander leaves.
If tinned channa is not available, soak about 250g of chick peas in water for about 2-3 hours and cook them in water with little salt in a pressure cooker for about 7-8 minutes.
Other Names : Channa masala
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