Chola (Chana Masala)
January 28th, 2007 filed under Dal (Lentils), Vegan
Chole also known as Chana Masala is a chickpea dish cooked in a spicy tomato gravy.
Serves 2 to 4.
Ingredients:
- 1 15 oz can of chickpeas (kable chana, Garbanzo beans)
- 3 tablespoons oil
- Pinch of asafetida (Hing)
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 tablespoon gram flour (Besan)
- 1 large tomato
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste
- 1 teaspoon chopped green chilies
- 2 teaspoons coriander powder
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon red chily powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon chopped cilantro (Green coriander)
- Thinly sliced tomatoes for garnish
Method:
- Drain the water out of the can of chickpeas and wash the chickpeas well.
- Blend the tomatoes, green chilies and ginger to make a puree.
- Heat the oil in a saucepan. Test the heat by adding one cumin seed to the oil; if seed crack right away oil is ready.
- Add the asafetida and cumin seeds.
- After the cumin seeds crack, add the gram flour and stir-fry for a minute.
- Add the tomato puree, coriander powder, turmeric, red chily powder and cook for about 4 minutes on medium heat.
- The mixture will start leaving the oil and will reduce to about half in quantity.
- Add the chickpeas and a half cup of water and let it cook for 7 to 8 minutes on medium heat, covered.
- Press the chickpeas with a spatula so they soften. Note: add more water as needed to keep the gravy consistency to your liking, and let it cook for few more minutes on low heat.
- Add the garam masala and cilantro. Let it cook for another minute.
- Garnish with thin tomato slices.
Hi Manjula,
your recipie is very good, fare play to you to do that hard work to put on web so we can watch and cook for our family. thanks very much.
regards
anu
i tried your dish..it tastes good.thanku aunty
Thank you Manjula! I love your recipes and the way you present them.
thank you very much for these nice receipies
I just wanted to say thank you for making public all your delicious recipes. I am in Vermont for the summer and decided that this would be my “Indian Summer” and so far I’ve made four of your recipes and they have all turned out great. I’ve never cooked Indian food before but you make it as simple as can be!
Hello Manjulaji
My wife Geetha is become a great fan of you. Everyday she is cooking from your recipes and we are having a very healthy, tasty and homely food. You are doing a wonderful job.
Thanks
Balaji
United Kingdom
Many thanks for your recipes!!
I really enjoy cooking them here in Ireland.
Keep up the good work.
Neil and family.
Dear Aunty ,
I find a comfortable cooking guide in you at a very right moment, when I have to learn cooking before my marriage and I stay away from my home.
Thank you.Your recipes are apt for home-made foods.
Namrata
Hello Manjula,
The recipe is very good.I just read the recipe and prepared chana masala.It was very delicious with puris.Thanks a million.
Shubha
Hello Manjula,
I made the chana masala after I watched your video and it came out so
good, thank you for your teachings.
Marina.