date: 2020-12-09T23:40:05.181Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/60ba349ad54fc6f9/751x532cq70/chana-masala-chickpea-curry-purely-veg-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/60ba349ad54fc6f9/751x532cq70/chana-masala-chickpea-curry-purely-veg-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/60ba349ad54fc6f9/751x532cq70/chana-masala-chickpea-curry-purely-veg-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Jerome Little ratingvalue: 4.2 reviewcount: 18771 recipeingredient: - "3 tbsp oil" - "2 tbsp butter" - " Salt to taste" - "1 bay leaf" - "1 tbsp chana masala" - "1 pinch asafetida" - "1/2 tsp turmeric powder" - "1 tbsp coriander cumin" - "1 tbsp red chilli powder as per taste" - "4 tbsp tomato ketchup" - "4 tbsp hot chilli ketchup as per taste " - "1 small bowl chick peas could be more" - "2-3 tomatoes" - "2 medium sized onions or 1 big onion" - "1 spring onion finely chopped" - "2 green chillis the thin ones spicy" - "1 boiled potato chopped optional" - "1 slice ginger grated" - "2 cloves garlic grated" - "1 lemon" - "30 g chopped coriander for flavor" recipeinstructions: - "Soak a bowl of chick peas or the amount you'd want to cook, overnight, or for at least 8 hours (tip)." - "Boil chickpeas in a cooker (this would do faster). Add enough water, chickpeas, a pinch of salt, a little bit of turmeric, some few drops of oil. Let the cooker whistle 3-4 times atleast. If you do not have a cooker, just boil them normally on the gas for may be 30 minutes (minimum)." - "While the chickpeas boil; grind the onions (preferably the red ones but you could take the white ones too) and green chillis. Separately grind the tomatoes. Grate a slice of ginger. Grate 2 cloves of garlic (you can add more depending on your taste). Do all of these separately." - "Take a frying pan, add oil and butter as mentioned and let it heat." - "Add a pinch of asafetida, add the grated garlic and ginger together with bay leaf and let it fry for some few seconds (1-2 seconds). Do not let it turn brown. You should already be able to smell the garlic" - "Add the ground onion and chillis together with the chopped spring onions. Fry until the colour of the onion changes slightly." - "Add the ground tomatoes (or tomato paste), the chana masala, salt to taste, cumin coriander powder, turmeric, red chilli, the ketchup and hot chilli ketchup and stir. Let it fry on slow or medium heat until the tomatoes appear to be cooked. (For this dish Baadshah's chana masala was used, you can use Everest also or any other make)." - "Add the chickpeas and water as required (If you end up adding extra water, you can let it boil until some of it evaporates 😜). If you want it dry do not add water, just 4-5 tablespoons. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves, squeeze half a lemon & mix everything together. Let it boil on medium flame until you notice a thin layer of oil around the corners or the top (in other words, the oil separates from the spices). If you want to add potatoes you can do so in this step. Potato is optional." - "Serve in a bowl, garnish with chopped tomatoes, chopped onions and chopped coriander. If you do not want to garnish it, you can serve with a slice of lemon, slices of onions in the side and a green chilli. You can either have rice, naan, chapati, roti, paratha or even bread with it. Enjoy ! 😋" categories: - Recipe tags: - chana - masala - chickpea katakunci: chana masala chickpea nutrition: 185 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT34M" cooktime: "PT50M" recipeyield: "4" recipecategory: Dessert ---  Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we're going to make a distinctive dish, chana masala (chickpea curry) - purely veg. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Chana Masala (Chickpea curry) - purely veg is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It's simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Chana Masala (Chickpea curry) - purely veg is something that I've loved my whole life. They're fine and they look wonderful. To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chana masala (chickpea curry) - purely veg using 21 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Chana Masala (Chickpea curry) - purely veg: 1. Prepare 3 tbsp oil 1. Take 2 tbsp butter 1. Get Salt (to taste) 1. Prepare 1 bay leaf 1. Take 1 tbsp chana masala 1. Make ready 1 pinch asafetida 1. Prepare 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1. Get 1 tbsp coriander cumin 1. Prepare 1 tbsp red chilli powder (as per taste) 1. Get 4 tbsp tomato ketchup 1. Take 4 tbsp hot chilli ketchup (as per taste 😁) 1. Take 1 small bowl chick peas (could be more) 1. Make ready 2-3 tomatoes 1. Prepare 2 medium sized onions or 1 big onion 1. Get 1 spring onion - finely chopped 1. Get 2 green chillis (the thin ones - spicy) 1. Prepare 1 boiled potato (chopped) - optional 1. Take 1 slice ginger - grated 1. Make ready 2 cloves garlic - grated 1. Make ready 1 lemon 1. Prepare 30 g chopped coriander - for flavor ##### Instructions to make Chana Masala (Chickpea curry) - purely veg: 1. Soak a bowl of chick peas or the amount you'd want to cook, overnight, or for at least 8 hours (tip). 1. Boil chickpeas in a cooker (this would do faster). Add enough water, chickpeas, a pinch of salt, a little bit of turmeric, some few drops of oil. Let the cooker whistle 3-4 times atleast. If you do not have a cooker, just boil them normally on the gas for may be 30 minutes (minimum). 1. While the chickpeas boil; grind the onions (preferably the red ones but you could take the white ones too) and green chillis. Separately grind the tomatoes. Grate a slice of ginger. Grate 2 cloves of garlic (you can add more depending on your taste). Do all of these separately. 1. Take a frying pan, add oil and butter as mentioned and let it heat. 1. Add a pinch of asafetida, add the grated garlic and ginger together with bay leaf and let it fry for some few seconds (1-2 seconds). Do not let it turn brown. You should already be able to smell the garlic 1. Add the ground onion and chillis together with the chopped spring onions. Fry until the colour of the onion changes slightly. 1. Add the ground tomatoes (or tomato paste), the chana masala, salt to taste, cumin coriander powder, turmeric, red chilli, the ketchup and hot chilli ketchup and stir. Let it fry on slow or medium heat until the tomatoes appear to be cooked. (For this dish Baadshah's chana masala was used, you can use Everest also or any other make). 1. Add the chickpeas and water as required (If you end up adding extra water, you can let it boil until some of it evaporates 😜). If you want it dry do not add water, just 4-5 tablespoons. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves, squeeze half a lemon & mix everything together. Let it boil on medium flame until you notice a thin layer of oil around the corners or the top (in other words, the oil separates from the spices). If you want to add potatoes you can do so in this step. Potato is optional. 1. Serve in a bowl, garnish with chopped tomatoes, chopped onions and chopped coriander. If you do not want to garnish it, you can serve with a slice of lemon, slices of onions in the side and a green chilli. You can either have rice, naan, chapati, roti, paratha or even bread with it. Enjoy ! 😋 So that is going to wrap this up for this exceptional food chana masala (chickpea curry) - purely veg recipe. Thank you very much for reading. I'm confident that you will make this at home. There is gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your family, friends and colleague. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!