Soak Time: Overnight
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Yields: 2 servings
Ingredients:
Table 1:
Table 1:
Chickpeas / Kondakadalai
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1/2 cup
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Oil
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2 tsp
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Mustard
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1/4 tsp
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Onion finely chopped
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1/2 Cup
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Tomato paste
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3 tbsp
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Salt
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Coriander Leaves
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For Garnishing
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Table 2: To Grind
Cooked Chickpeas / Kondakadalai
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3 tbsp
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Fennel seeds
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1 tsp
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Ginger chopped
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1 tsp
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Garlic chopped
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1 tsp
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Green Chilly chopped
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2
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Instructions:
- Soak chickpeas over night and pressure cook with turmeric and enough water for 4-5 whistles till it turns soft.
- Grind 3 tbsp Cooked chickpeas, fennel seeds, ginger, garlic and green chilly into a fine paste in a blender by adding enough water.
- Heat Oil in a pan. Add mustard. When mustard splutter, add onions and fry till they translucent.
- Add tomato paste followed by grind-ed paste and salt. Fry for 2 mins. Add 1 cup of water.
- Allow the gravy to boil and add chickpeas. Simmer for 5 mins. Check salt and garnish with coriander leaves.
Tips:
Adjust green chillies to your taste.
Tomato paste can be replaced with finely chopped 1/4 cup tomatoes.
Adding grind-ed chickpeas thickens the gravy.
Yummy & healthy food it is :)
ReplyDeleteChitz, Thanks for quick comment
DeleteJust need some chappathis to finish this droolworthy channa masala..fingerlicking.
ReplyDeleteYummy and mouthwatering channa Masala...
ReplyDeleteYou know me and my shortcut to cooking. I buy the ready made chickpeas which comes in tins because it saves my time. I have to totally agree that the masala bit fits chappati. I don't make chappati so its with bread.
ReplyDeleteReally attractive and nice.
Aha, channa masala is an all time favorite night or day!
ReplyDeleteLooks creamy, fresh and yummy. Love the usage of tomato paste!
Nice clicks, Nithya!
Yummy chana masala.. Awesome Nithya.. Loved this version especially since you added fennel seeds too.. Will try your way next time :-)
ReplyDeletelooks so creamy and delicious ! the chickpeas looks so perfect and puffed up :)
ReplyDeleteSo nice.
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