Recipe / food styling / photography by - Sunayana Gupta
Chana Masala is one of the classic recipe from Punjab that is robust with flavors, aroma and a non gravy version of Chole. The recipe is very traditional…..chickpeas or kabuli chana is soaked overnight and boiled with an assortment of spices. Later it is cooked with whole, coarsely ground and powdered spices along with onion, tomato, ginger, garlic that lend an irresistible flavor to this dish making it truly lip smacking with puris, batura and masala puris.
Here we are providing you the same authentic recipe for Chana Masala except for the fact that we haven’t added any Chole or Chana Masala. The reason behind is….our Punjabi garam masala and the coarsely grounded masala that we have prepared in this recipe lends all those beautiful flavors. Hence if you add an extra doze of Chana masala Powder then that would unnecessarily over powder the dish making it too spicy that might not be liked by many of us. But again, as everyone has a different liking for a particular taste, then you can go for it, if prefer.
You can also check Chana Recipes for Kabuli Chana Chat that makes an exciting party appetizer, Kadala Curry which is a South Indian style chana sabzi, Aloo Chane ki Ghugani from Bihar & Jharkhand, a very healthy Chickpea Salad with garlic lime dressing and the flavorful Chana Dal Lauki.
*Special days must have special meals!
So plan your special main course meal. Serve this Chana Masala with kaju paneer curry, kadhi pakodi and aloo Shimla mirch sabzi or soya saag aloo. Team with the classic jeera rice, bhatura, masala puri, missi roti along with boondi raita and onion tomato salad. Do not miss to serve Punjabi namkeen lassi with the meal.
*Kids would love pindi Chole with puris or pudina parantha in their school tiffin.
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Chana Masala
Chana Masala is one of the classic recipe from Punjab that is robust with flavors, aroma and a non gravy version of Chole.
Preparation Time : 15 minutes (Excluding Soaking Time) Cooking Time : 45 minutes
Category : Dry Vegetables Cuisine : Servings : 4 servings
Author : Sunayana Gupta
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Recipe Ingredients
Salt - To taste
To be coarsely ground -
Soaking & Boiling Chole -
Making Chana Masala -
‘Pindi Chole’ is now ready. Garnish with freshly chopped coriander and serve. You might want to refer our serving suggestions above to design a perfect meal….!!!
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