Chana Masala is a popular dish all over India and Pakistan. The main ingredient of chana masala is chickpeas.Along with chickpeas, the ingredients typically include onion, ginger, tomato, garlic, chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala etc. In Kerala, Appam and chana masala is one of the main dishes for breakfast. Chana masala is known as Kadala curry among Keralites. Puttum Kadalayum is one of the main cuisine of traditional Kerala breakfast.
We can prepare chana masala by various methods. In some places, adding ground coconut to the kadala curry is common. But here I am preparing this chana masala in a special way that I didn't add coriaander powder and tomato. I added chat masala instead of garam masala. See the recipe below and try this easy recipe for your healthy breakfast.
INGREDIENTS
Chana/ Chickpeas / Velutha kadala - 2 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Onion - 1 (big) (cut it into pieces)
Ginger - 1 piece (chopped)
Garlic - 6 pods
Green chilli - 2
Chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
Chat Masala - 1/2 teaspoon
Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Dried chilli - 2
Curry leaves - 2 springs
Coriander leaves - 1 table spoon (chopped) (optional)
Salt - to taste
Cooking oil - as required
METHOD
Soak Chana in water overnight. Take chana in a cooker with some water. Add turmeric powder and salt and cook. Keep it aside. In a hot pan, pour some oil and put onion pieces and saute well. Add chopped ginger, garlic and green chilli to it and saute for some time. When the raw smell disappears, add chilli powder and saute for one minute. Then turn off the flame. Allow it to cool. Grind this mix well and keep aside.
In a hot pan, pour some oil and splutter mustard seeds and dried chilli. Add curry leaves and onion mix and saute for one minute. Then add cooked chickpeas and allow it to boil. Then cook the curry in low flame to get thick. When it get ready, add chat masala to it and turn off the flame. Garnish the chana masala with chopped coriander leaves (optional).
Enjoy the chana masala with steamed rice cake (puttu) or appam.
BINDU JAYESH
bindurohinipillai@gmail.com
We can prepare chana masala by various methods. In some places, adding ground coconut to the kadala curry is common. But here I am preparing this chana masala in a special way that I didn't add coriaander powder and tomato. I added chat masala instead of garam masala. See the recipe below and try this easy recipe for your healthy breakfast.
CHANA MASALA
INGREDIENTS
Chana/ Chickpeas / Velutha kadala - 2 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Onion - 1 (big) (cut it into pieces)
Ginger - 1 piece (chopped)
Garlic - 6 pods
Green chilli - 2
Chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
Chat Masala - 1/2 teaspoon
Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Dried chilli - 2
Curry leaves - 2 springs
Coriander leaves - 1 table spoon (chopped) (optional)
Salt - to taste
Cooking oil - as required
METHOD
Soak Chana in water overnight. Take chana in a cooker with some water. Add turmeric powder and salt and cook. Keep it aside. In a hot pan, pour some oil and put onion pieces and saute well. Add chopped ginger, garlic and green chilli to it and saute for some time. When the raw smell disappears, add chilli powder and saute for one minute. Then turn off the flame. Allow it to cool. Grind this mix well and keep aside.
In a hot pan, pour some oil and splutter mustard seeds and dried chilli. Add curry leaves and onion mix and saute for one minute. Then add cooked chickpeas and allow it to boil. Then cook the curry in low flame to get thick. When it get ready, add chat masala to it and turn off the flame. Garnish the chana masala with chopped coriander leaves (optional).
Enjoy the chana masala with steamed rice cake (puttu) or appam.
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BINDU JAYESH
bindurohinipillai@gmail.com
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