Kala Chana Masala | Black Chana Masala | How to Make Kala Chana Masala Recipe with step-by-step photos.....
Kala Chana Masala is a delicious, wholesome, and spiced snack. It is one of my favorite hot snacks, which is served as a breakfast or as a snack. This is my family recipe; my mother used to cook it, especially during Ramadan. Complete instructions below
How to Serve It?
Some people eat this chole masala with boiled and bagara rice, which is usually served with yogurt,papdi, and onion salad with tomato that helps to enhance the taste of chole.
How can it be cooked?
These black chickpeas are cooked with our traditional spices, which can be used in many other dishes. I have also been told to use the same spices in the different dishes in my previous recipes.
The main ingredients are:
It is prepared with black chickpeas, onion, and chana special spice that I will tell you about next in this recipe
I would also like to share here some benefits of black chickpeas because it was seen that usually, people in Pakistan don't want to have it, wrongly thinking this is the reason.n I am sharing here the benefits of black chickpeas, so go ahead and know how to make kale chana masala.
Benefits of kale chana
- Black chickpeas' benefits are immense and can help you stay healthier naturally.
- Black chickpeas are very nutritious, and apart from providing essential elements, they also help in clearing the digestive tract.
- It also relieves complaints of bloating and belching
- If consumed regularly, it contains enough roughage to smooth the excretory cycle of the body.
- In case of a stomach infection,
- Eating black Peas is effective in retaining the nutrition of the body and stopping loose motions and getting rid of diarrhea!
- The presence of some nutrients like folates, fiber, protein, carbohydrates, copper, iron, and phosphorus makes black chickpeas able to cure some of the common skin diseases.
- Chickpeas are low in fat, high in dietary fiber, and rich in healthy vitamins and minerals. 2 or 3 tablespoons can provide the same nutritional value as 5 portions of fruits and veggies. Thus, you should add these legumes to your diet to avail of all the benefits that black chickpeas offer....
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Firstly, soak the black chana by putting baking powder in it overnight. In the morning, rinse the kale chana under running water. Put chickpeas in the pressure cooker, add 1/2 tsp salt and water, bring it to a boil, then close the pressure cooker.
Let it cook for 20-25 minutes after it starts to whistle
Once the kale chana is cooked, turn off the flame
Take all ingredients and prepare them.
Take out the yogurt from the bowl and whisk it well,y adding a little salt, and set aside.
Heat the oil in the wok.
Add the onion to the oil, and sauté the onion for 3-4 minutes.
Then add boiled Kala chana to the fried onion.
Fry them with the onion for 5 minutes on medium flame.e
Then add powdered spices to the chana masa.la
Stir to mix well for 2 minutes over medium-low heat.
Now, pour hot, boiled water into the roasted can.
Stir to combine well.
Bring the kala chohle to a boil.
Cover the lid and allow cooking for about 15 minutes over low-medium heat.t
Cook chana until it turns into a thick gravy, transfer to the serving dish, and garnish with coriander leaves, green chilies, and onion.
Now, Kala chole masala is ready to serve with boiled rice,papdi, onion salad, yogurt, and tea.
