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Black Chana Masala Recipe | Black Chickpea Curry
Prep Time
8 hrs
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
8 hrs 25 mins
 

Black Chana Masala Recipe | Black Chickpea Curry is one of the versatile protein packed recipe which can be prepared when vegetables are out of stock in your kitchen.

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: black chana, Black Chana Masala Recipe, Black Chickpea Curry, black chickpeas, kala chana
Servings: 4
Author: Uppada Lakshmi
Ingredients
  • Black Chickpeas – 1 bowl 250 gms.
  • Water – to soak and cook
  • Salt – 2 tbsp.
  • Turmeric powder – ¼ tbsp.
  • Groundnuts – 2 tbsp.
  • Oil – 2 large spoons
  • Cinnamon sticks – 2 No.
  • Cloves – 4 No.
  • Green cardamom – 1 No.
  • Bay leaves – 2 No.
  • Onions – 1 cup
  • Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp.
  • Tomatoes – 1 bowl
  • Garam masala powder – 1 ¼ tbsp.
  • Coriander powder – ¾ tbsp.
  • Fresh coconut – 1 cup
  • Green chillies – 2 No.
  • Garam masala powder – ¼ tbsp.
  • Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp.
Instructions
  1. Soak black chickpeas overnight by adding the required water.
  2. Clean and discard soaked water. Put these peas in a pressure cooker and add 2 bowls of water, salt and a pinch of turmeric powder.
  3. Close the lid and pressure cook for two whistle blows. To make them cook perfectly one whistle needs to be cooked on high flame and the other on low flame.
  4. Open the lid and press peas with your fingers. One can see that they can be pressed with mild pressure of fingers.
  5. To make gravy let's dry roast groundnuts and keep them aside to cool.
  6. In a pan heat little oil and put cinnamon sticks, green cardamoms, cloves, bay leaves, onions and mix.
  7. Add ginger-garlic paste and sauté for a while till its raw flavor is cooked.
  8. Make tomato puree by putting tomatoes in a mixer grinder and put it in onion mix.
  9. Add garam masala powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, salt and mix all spices.
  10. Cook for a while till tomato puree changes color.
  11. Meanwhile, put above roasted groundnuts, fresh coconut and green chillies to make a soft paste by adding little water.
  12. Add coconut paste and boiled peas. Place a lid and cook for 5 minutes till we get a thick gravy.
  13. At the end sprinkle garam masala powder and garnish black chana masala recipe with coriander leaves.

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