Chana Masala | Chole Masala
Chana Masala is a spicy, yummy masala loaded gravy made by cooking chana in a onion & tomato based puree and spices. Chana Masala also called as Chole Masala is a great accompaniment for chapatti, roti, poori and for rice meal. Chana Masala Recipe is explained in this post with step by step pictures.
Servings2 people
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup chana
- 1 small sized big onion chopped finely
- 1.5 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 3/4 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala or chana masala powder
- coriander leaves just to garnish
- lemon juice from half a lemon
- 2.5 cups water in total
- salt to taste
To saute and grind :
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 3 medium sized tomatoes chopped roughly
- 1 medium sized big onion chopped roughly
- 1 inch piece ginger
- 6 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
To temper:
- 1.5 tablespoon oil
- 1/2 inch piece cinnamon
- 2 cloves
- 1/2 bay leaf
Instructions
- Soak chana overnight or at least for 8 hours.
- Pressure cook chana with enough water (say 1.5 cups) for 5 whistles or until soft, Set aside.
- In a pan heat oil – add onion, tomato, ginger, garlic and sauté till mushy and raw smell of tomatoes leaves.
- Allow it to cool, then add fennel seeds and pepper corns along with this in a mixer.
- Grind it to a fine paste. Set aside.
- In a pressure cooker heat oil – add the items under ‘to temper’ then add onions and fry till golden brown. Then add the tomato onion paste.
- Add the spice powders, mix well.
- Once the raw smell of masalas leave add chana along with the cooked water to this mixture and pressure cook for 1 whistle in medium flame. Add required salt.
- Once done, open and add more water if the gravy is too thick – I added remaining 1 cup water and allowed it to boil in sim for 5mins.
- Once oil separates and desired consistency is reached, Garnish with coriander leaves, lemon juice and switch off.
- Serve Chole Masala hot with bhatura / rotis!
Notes
- Adjust water according to the consistency you want the gravy to be.
- Pressure cook chana until soft as in the last stage we are going to cook for just 1 whistle. This way I find the masalas blend very well with chana.
- I don't usually add chana masala powder, always use homemade garam masala powder instead.
- Adding pepper is purely optional, if you don't like the flavor then just skip it.
Nutrition Facts
Chana Masala | Chole Masala
Amount Per Serving (100 g)
Calories 470
Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Fat 18g28%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Trans Fat 0.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
Monounsaturated Fat 10g
Sodium 1997mg87%
Potassium 756mg22%
Carbohydrates 67g22%
Fiber 23g96%
Sugar 12g13%
Protein 15g30%
Vitamin A 2330IU47%
Vitamin C 47mg57%
Calcium 224mg22%
Iron 4mg22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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