Chana Masala Recipe - Yummy Traditional

Chana Masala Recipe

                                                              
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Halwa Puri Chana | Puri Chana || How to make Puri Chana with step-by-step photos...


Halwa Puri Chana is pretty tasty and flavored with mildly spiced that is served with halwa puri

This chana masala will help you to make a very flavorful and delicious chole masala that you can serve with aloo kachoridal kachoriplain kachori,achari kachori, and dal parathathis chana is cooked in a delicious, flavorful, and mildly spiced gravy, this chana masala is simply irresistible and delicious


I prepared in halwa puri ka nashta for that I have posted suji halwa in my last post

Basically, this chana is one of the most popular chana masalas a very soft chickpea with a mild flavor of baking soda makes it a noteworthy taste

                                       

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Personally, I love this chana, it may be not like a  bazaar chana but I tried my level best when you try it at home then can realize better and find out the similarities between them  

I prepared this chana for halwa puri by applying so simple method without onion, tomatoes, or ginger garlic paste


Initially, I added many spices, onion, tomato, and herbs but never could get the same taste of market one, and this time I used some basic spices and then made it, ultimately I have close to the taste bazaar



For the best result follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card



                                                 
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how to make puri chana


Firstly soak the chickpeas overnight or at least for 8 hours

                          

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Then cook the chana until soft, add a generous pinch of soda-di-carbonate using soda helps to cook them soft and they turn the mouth melting. Cook the chole till soft but not mushy, I am using b simple pot to cook chana you can also cook in the pressure cooker

                        

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Once done, remove the lid and check, that the choley is soft-cooked and not remain al dente, if they are all al dente or even slightly hard, cook them again for a while

                      

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Separate the cooked chana and chana water, Don’t discard the water. If using canned chickpeas can be skipped these steps


                      
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Put the coriander, fennel, and cumin seeds in the pan and slightly dry roast them together for a minute on medium flame, Crush them in the mortar

                           

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Next, add red chili flakes, turmeric powder, nigella, black pepper powder

                          

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Add baking soda and black salt to the mortar

                         

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Mix them together

                           

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Pour a little water and dissolve it in the water

                     
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Heat the oil in the pot and pour dissolved masala into the oil then cook for 2 minutes until the oil is separated, add boiled chana

                  

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And stir to combine well for 2-3 minutes on medium flame Towards the end pour the remaining chana water into the pot

                              

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Mix it well. At this stage check the spice level and salt

                     
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Once it comes to a boil                  


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Cover and let it simmer on a low-medium flame for 18-20 minutes or until the gravy thickens and reaches a desirable consistency 

                     

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Turn off the flame

                  

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Transfer to the serving bowl 

                       

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Chana masala is ready to serve with halwa puri 


                                                          
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Puri Chana Masala is pretty tasty and flavored with mildly spiced that is served with halwa puri, This chana masala will help you to make a very flavorful 

Ingredients:

  1. 300g, chickpeas boiled
  2. 1.5 liter, water
  3. 4 tbsp, olive oil 

For Roasted spices:

  1. 1 tbsp, coriander seeds roasted and crushed
  2. 1/6 tsp, fennel seeds roasted and crushed
  3. 1 tsp, cumin seeds roasted and crushed

Other Spices:

  1. 1 tbsp, crushed red chili powder
  2. 1/6 tsp, nigella kalonji
  3. 1 ½ tsp, black salt
  4. ¼ tsp, turmeric powder
  5. 1/7 tsp, baking soda
  6. ¼ tsp, black pepper powder

    How to make Chana Masala for Puri:

    1. Firstly soak the chickpeas overnight or at least for 8 hours, then cook the chana until soft, add a generous pinch of soda-di-carbonate using soda to cook them soft and turn the mouth-melting
    2. Cook the chole till soft but not mushy, I am using b simple pot to cook chana you can also cook in the pressure cooker
    3. Once done, remove the lid and check, that the choley must be soft-cooked and not remain al dente, if they are all al dente or even slightly hard, cook them again for a while
    4. If using canned chickpeas can be skipped these steps
    5. Separate the cooked chana and chana water
    6. Don’t discard the water 
    7. Put the coriander, fennel, and cumin seeds in the pan
    8. And slightly dry roast them together for a minute on medium flame
    9. Crush them in the mortar 
    10. Next, add red chili flakes, turmeric powder, nigella, black pepper powder, baking soda, and black salt to the mortar
    11. Mix them together
    12. Pour a little water and dissolve it in the water
    13. Heat the oil in the pot
    14. Pour dissolved masala into the oil
    15. Cook for 2 minutes until the oil is separated
    16. Then add boiled chana and stir to combine well for 2-3 minutes on the medium flame
    17. Towards the end pour chana water into the pot
    18. Mix it well
    19. At this stage check the spice level and salt
    20. Once it comes to a boil, cover and  let it simmer on a low-medium flame for 18-20 minutes or until the gravy thickens and reaches a desirable consistency 
    21. Turn off the flame
    22. Transfer to the serving bowl
    23. Chana masala is ready to serve with halwa puri
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