date: 2020-07-06T05:25:10.227Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/60ba349ad54fc6f9/751x532cq70/chana-masala-chickpea-curry-purely-veg-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/60ba349ad54fc6f9/751x532cq70/chana-masala-chickpea-curry-purely-veg-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/60ba349ad54fc6f9/751x532cq70/chana-masala-chickpea-curry-purely-veg-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Ellen Salazar ratingvalue: 4.6 reviewcount: 5695 recipeingredient: - "3 tbsp oil" - "2 tbsp butter" - " Salt to taste" - "1 bay leaf" - "1 tbsp chana masala" - "1 pinch asafetida" - "1/2 tsp turmeric powder" - "1 tbsp coriander cumin" - "1 tbsp red chilli powder as per taste" - "4 tbsp tomato ketchup" - "4 tbsp hot chilli ketchup as per taste " - "1 small bowl chick peas could be more" - "2-3 tomatoes" - "2 medium sized onions or 1 big onion" - "1 spring onion finely chopped" - "2 green chillis the thin ones spicy" - "1 boiled potato chopped optional" - "1 slice ginger grated" - "2 cloves garlic grated" - "1 lemon" - "30 g chopped coriander for flavor" recipeinstructions: - "Soak a bowl of chick peas or the amount you'd want to cook, overnight, or for at least 8 hours (tip)." - "Boil chickpeas in a cooker (this would do faster). Add enough water, chickpeas, a pinch of salt, a little bit of turmeric, some few drops of oil. Let the cooker whistle 3-4 times atleast. If you do not have a cooker, just boil them normally on the gas for may be 30 minutes (minimum)." - "While the chickpeas boil; grind the onions (preferably the red ones but you could take the white ones too) and green chillis. Separately grind the tomatoes. Grate a slice of ginger. Grate 2 cloves of garlic (you can add more depending on your taste). Do all of these separately." - "Take a frying pan, add oil and butter as mentioned and let it heat." - "Add a pinch of asafetida, add the grated garlic and ginger together with bay leaf and let it fry for some few seconds (1-2 seconds). Do not let it turn brown. You should already be able to smell the garlic" - "Add the ground onion and chillis together with the chopped spring onions. Fry until the colour of the onion changes slightly." - "Add the ground tomatoes (or tomato paste), the chana masala, salt to taste, cumin coriander powder, turmeric, red chilli, the ketchup and hot chilli ketchup and stir. Let it fry on slow or medium heat until the tomatoes appear to be cooked. (For this dish Baadshah's chana masala was used, you can use Everest also or any other make)." - "Add the chickpeas and water as required (If you end up adding extra water, you can let it boil until some of it evaporates 😜). If you want it dry do not add water, just 4-5 tablespoons. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves, squeeze half a lemon & mix everything together. Let it boil on medium flame until you notice a thin layer of oil around the corners or the top (in other words, the oil separates from the spices). If you want to add potatoes you can do so in this step. Potato is optional." - "Serve in a bowl, garnish with chopped tomatoes, chopped onions and chopped coriander. If you do not want to garnish it, you can serve with a slice of lemon, slices of onions in the side and a green chilli. You can either have rice, naan, chapati, roti, paratha or even bread with it. Enjoy ! 😋" categories: - Recipe tags: - chana - masala - chickpea katakunci: chana masala chickpea nutrition: 157 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT12M" cooktime: "PT44M" recipeyield: "3" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we're going to make a distinctive dish, chana masala (chickpea curry) - purely veg. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Chana Masala (Chickpea curry) - purely veg is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it's quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They're nice and they look fantastic. Chana Masala (Chickpea curry) - purely veg is something that I have loved my entire life. To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chana masala (chickpea curry) - purely veg using 21 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Chana Masala (Chickpea curry) - purely veg: 1. Make ready 3 tbsp oil 1. Get 2 tbsp butter 1. Make ready Salt (to taste) 1. Prepare 1 bay leaf 1. Take 1 tbsp chana masala 1. Prepare 1 pinch asafetida 1. Take 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1. Take 1 tbsp coriander cumin 1. Make ready 1 tbsp red chilli powder (as per taste) 1. Make ready 4 tbsp tomato ketchup 1. Make ready 4 tbsp hot chilli ketchup (as per taste 😁) 1. Make ready 1 small bowl chick peas (could be more) 1. Make ready 2-3 tomatoes 1. Get 2 medium sized onions or 1 big onion 1. Prepare 1 spring onion - finely chopped 1. Prepare 2 green chillis (the thin ones - spicy) 1. Make ready 1 boiled potato (chopped) - optional 1. Take 1 slice ginger - grated 1. Prepare 2 cloves garlic - grated 1. Get 1 lemon 1. Get 30 g chopped coriander - for flavor ##### Steps to make Chana Masala (Chickpea curry) - purely veg: 1. Soak a bowl of chick peas or the amount you'd want to cook, overnight, or for at least 8 hours (tip). 1. Boil chickpeas in a cooker (this would do faster). Add enough water, chickpeas, a pinch of salt, a little bit of turmeric, some few drops of oil. Let the cooker whistle 3-4 times atleast. If you do not have a cooker, just boil them normally on the gas for may be 30 minutes (minimum). 1. While the chickpeas boil; grind the onions (preferably the red ones but you could take the white ones too) and green chillis. Separately grind the tomatoes. Grate a slice of ginger. Grate 2 cloves of garlic (you can add more depending on your taste). Do all of these separately. 1. Take a frying pan, add oil and butter as mentioned and let it heat. 1. Add a pinch of asafetida, add the grated garlic and ginger together with bay leaf and let it fry for some few seconds (1-2 seconds). Do not let it turn brown. You should already be able to smell the garlic 1. Add the ground onion and chillis together with the chopped spring onions. Fry until the colour of the onion changes slightly. 1. Add the ground tomatoes (or tomato paste), the chana masala, salt to taste, cumin coriander powder, turmeric, red chilli, the ketchup and hot chilli ketchup and stir. Let it fry on slow or medium heat until the tomatoes appear to be cooked. (For this dish Baadshah's chana masala was used, you can use Everest also or any other make). 1. Add the chickpeas and water as required (If you end up adding extra water, you can let it boil until some of it evaporates 😜). If you want it dry do not add water, just 4-5 tablespoons. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves, squeeze half a lemon & mix everything together. Let it boil on medium flame until you notice a thin layer of oil around the corners or the top (in other words, the oil separates from the spices). If you want to add potatoes you can do so in this step. Potato is optional. 1. Serve in a bowl, garnish with chopped tomatoes, chopped onions and chopped coriander. If you do not want to garnish it, you can serve with a slice of lemon, slices of onions in the side and a green chilli. You can either have rice, naan, chapati, roti, paratha or even bread with it. Enjoy ! 😋 So that's going to wrap this up for this exceptional food chana masala (chickpea curry) - purely veg recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I am sure you will make this at home. There is gonna be interesting food in home recipes coming up. Remember to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!