Channa/Chole Masala

It’s a popular Punjabi dish and most popular in Indian and Pakistani cuisines. The color and the flavors are just phenomenal.

This is a spicy, delicious and healthy dish… As per your wish, you can add chilli powder.

This goes well with fluffy poori, chapatti, naan, roti, samosa, idli, dosa…

Ingredients

Channa /Chole/Chick Pea – 1 and ½ cups

Finely Chopped Onions – 2 cup

Finely Chopped Tomatoes – 2 cup

Channa Masala Powder – 2 tsp

Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tsp

Chilli Powder – 1 ½ tsp

Chopped Green chilli – 2

Kesari Powder (red) – a pinch (optional)

Kasoori Methi Leaves – 2 pinch

Oil – 2 tsp

Lemon Juice – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

(To Temper)

Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp

Cinnamon Sticks – 2

Curry Leaves – few

Chopped Coriander Leaves – few

Finely Chopped Onions - 3 tsp

Oil – 1 tsp

Method

Soak channa dal through overnight and pressure cook it for 5 to 7 whistles comes out with little salt.

Heat oil in a pan, add chopped onions, green chillies and fry till it becomes translucent.

Then add finely chopped tomatoes and fry till it becomes mushy.

Now add ginger garlic paste, salt and fry for a min.  Then add chole or channa masala, chilli powder and drained water from cooked channa dal.

Close the lid and keep cook on a low flame for about 2 to 3 min.

Add cooked dal and let it cook for about 5 to 10 min on a low flame.

Add kasoori methi leaves and kesari powder (red) gives a nice flavor and color to this dish. Then switch off the flame and transfer into serving bowl.

Finally add lemon juice and mix well. This give tangy and good taste to this dish.

In a pan, heat oil. Add the ingredients one by one which are under “to temper” and transfer into serving bowl.

Serve this delicious channa masala with hot fluffy poori!!!