Kala Chana | Kala Chana Recipe | Black Chickpea Curry Recipe
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- Total time
- 55 min
- Serves
- 6
- Cuisine
- Indian
Ingredients
- Kala Chana / Black Chickpeas - 2 cups dried
- Oil - 3 tblsp
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
- Cardamom / Yelakai - 4
- Cloves / Krambu - 4
- Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 stick
- Onion - 1 large chopped finely
- Green Chillies - 2 chopped
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tblsp
- Tomato - 2 chopped
- Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
- Chana Masala - 1.5 tblsp
- Coriander Powder - 2 tsp
- Cumin Powder - 1 tsp
- Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Coriander Leaves a handful
Steps
- 1
Soak chana overnight. Drain and take it in a pressure cooker, cover with water, add salt and pressure cook for 5 whistle, simmer for 15 mins. Take off the heat and let the steam go by itself.
- 2
Take a cup of cooked chana in a blender and puree till smooth.
- 3
Heat oil in a pan, add whole spices and let them sizzle.
- 4
Add onions, green chillies and saute for 2 mins.
- 5
Add ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.
- 6
Add in tomatoes and cook till tomatoes get soft.
- 7
Add spice powders, salt and mix well.
- 8
Add water and chana and mix well.
- 9
Add chana puree and simmer till oil separates.
- 10
Add coriander leaves and mix well.
- 11
Serve
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