Chana Masala Chole Chickpea Curry Recipe

Chana Masala Chole Chickpea Curry Recipe – Garbanzo beans / Kabuli chana Recipe

Chickpea curry / channa masala / chole / garbanzo beans curry / kabuli chana curry recipe. Known by different names, it is a popular Indian Curry. You will find it in almost all restaurants. It is easy to make vegetarian curry.

Chickpeas are good for you and they are also part of comfort foods. Chickpeas are also protein rich.

Chole – chana masala – chickpea – garbanzo beans curry

There are many chickpea recipes and this chickpea recipe is a popular one. Most restaurants have this curry on their menu.

Chana Masala is generally served with Indian Breads such as :

Poori, Chapati, Bhatura etc. Many restaurants serve Chana – Bhatura as a snack or a dinner item.

I like to make this chickpea curry with lots of gravy. You can make the gravy as thick or thin as you and your family likes. You can see the difference in the consistency of gravy in both the images of chana masala on this page.

We are using the white big sized dry chickpeas(garbanzo beans), called Kabuli chana, for this curry.

Using brown, green or black chickpeas for this, will change the taste of this curry. But you may make a curry with those chickpeas too.

How to make Chickpea curry – Chana Masala – Chole

Ingredients for chana masala – chole – chickpea curry

• Dry white Chickpeas – 1 cup
• Red ripe tomatoes – 2 cups chopped.
• Green chilies – 2.
• Onion – 1 cup chopped fine.
• Garlic paste – 1/2 tsp
• Ginger paste – 1/2 tsp
• Salt – 1 tsp or to taste
• Oil or ghee(clarified butter) – 2 tablespoons
• Cumin seed – 1/2 teaspoon
• Asafetida – a big pinch.
• Garam masala – 1 tsp
• Red chili powder – 1/2 tsp or to taste.
• Coriander leaves – 1/2 cup chopped.

Preparation before making chana masala – chole – chickpea curry

1. Use white large chickpeas, . Wash the chickpeas. Add 3 cups of water. Soak for 6-8 hours or overnight.
2. Boil or pressure cook till chickpeas are soft. It will take about 20 minutes.
3. Add a little salt while cooking.
4. Chop onions, coriander leaves.
5. Chop/slit green chili. Puree tomatoes.

Cooking chana masala – chole – chickpea curry

1. In a deep pan, heat oil/ghee. Add cumin seeds.
2. When they stop spluttering, add onion. Fry till onions turn transparent.Add ginger and garlic paste. Fry for about 5 seconds.
3. Add tomato puree. Cook for about 7-8 minutes or till oil starts separating (floating on
4. top).
5. Add garam masala, asafetida, red chili powder and cooked chickpeas along with the
6. water. Cook for 5 minutes.
7. Add salt. Cook for 5-8 minutes more.
8. Add chopped coriander leaves.

Channa Masala is ready. Garnish with more chopped coriander leaves, onion rings.

Serve with any Indian Breads, Such as Bhatura , Poori , Paratha , Chapati etc.

You may visit Potato subji which is good to serve with poori or paratha.