Kala Chana Curry Recipe | black chana masala recipe

Step by step Kala chana recipe

Kala chana recipe is healthy and it tastes very delicious. This chickpea curry is prepared with black chickpeas cooked in tomato and onion gravy. Kala chana curry goes well with puri, phulka or rice.

Kala Chana (black chickpeas) is very high in protein and has a low glycemic index. It is also known as Bengal gram. In India these chickpeas are also eaten as raw sprouts. In India kala chana masala (no onion-garlic) is very commonly prepared in Hindu festival Navratri for sacrament (prashad). There is one another popular snack called chana jor garam which is prepared from these black chickpeas.

In this recipe I have used cherry tomato as I had only them in my kitchen today. Cherry tomato really added flavour to the curry.  Many chefs used gram flour to thicken the gravy but I have not used it. If you wish, you may add 1 teaspoon of gram flour in the end of the recipe or in starting when cumin seeds are crackled in steps below.

Let’s see the recipe now. !!

If you are looking for some gravy recipes, you may like Mushroom masala recipe, Chole masala restaurant style and kadai paneer recipe restaurant style.

Ingredients

1 ½ cup of dried black chickpeas/kala chana (soaked overnight or for 7 hours)
1 medium size onion, finely chopped
5-6 cherry tomato, or 1 large tomato
1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
½ teaspoon red chilli powder
½ teaspoon garam masala powder
1 teaspoon corriander powder
¼ tsp turmeric
2 pinch of asafoetida
1 teaspoon cumin
2 tablespoon olive oil
salt as required

 Let’s prepare kala chana curry step by step

Step 1. Wash and soak the black chickpeas or kala chana in 5 cups of water overnight or for 7-8 hours . In a pressure cooker, add soaked black chickpeas and 2 glass of water. Boil the black chickpeas on medium flame. After boiling do not strain the chickpeas. Keep it along the water used in boiling as it contains nutrition. Place a pan over medium heat and add olive oil. Once oil get hot add cumin, crackle them.

Step 2. Then add finely chopped onions. Add ginger garlic paste, saute till raw disappears. Add turmeric powder, asafoetida  and saute for few seconds. Then add coriander powder, garam masala and saute for a minute.

Step 3. Add tomatoes and cook them on low flame. Add salt and red chilli powder. Saute again for a minute.

Step 4. Add boiled chickpeas along with nutritious water. Cook on medium flame. If you want thick gravy add 1 teaspoon of gram flour to the gravy. Delicious kala chana curry is ready to serve. Serve it with steamed rice or phulka or puri.

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Kala Chana Curry Recipe, kala chana masala | black chana masala recipe

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

40 mins

 

Kala chana curry is healthy and it tastes very delicious. This chickpea curry is prepared with black chickpeas cooked in tomato and onion gravy. Kala chana curry goes well with puri,

Course: Mains

Cuisine: North Indian

Servings: 4

Author: Rachna's Kitchen

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cup of dried black chickpeas/kala chana soaked overnight or for 7 hours
• 1 medium size onion finely chopped
• 5-6 cherry tomato or 1 large tomato
• 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
• ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
• ½ teaspoon garam masala powder
• 1  teaspoon corriander powder
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• 2 pinch of asafoetida
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• salt as required

Instructions

1. Wash and soak the black chickpeas or kala chana in 5 cups of water overnight or for 7-8 hours . In a pressure cooker, add soaked black chickpeas and 2 glass of water.
2. Boil the black chickpeas on medium flame.
3. After boiling do not strain the chickpeas.
4. Keep it along the water used in boiling as it contains nutrition.
5. Place a pan over medium heat and add olive oil.
6. Once oil get hot add cumin, crackle them.
7. Then add finely chopped onions.
8. Add ginger garlic paste, saute till raw disappears.
9. Add turmeric powder, asafoetida and saute for few seconds.
10. Then add coriander powder, garam masala and saute for a minute.
11. Add tomatoes and cook them on low flame. Add salt and red chilli powder. Saute again for a minute.
12. Add boiled chickpeas along with nutritious water.
13. Cook on medium flame.
14. If you want thick gravy add 1 teaspoon of gram flour to the gravy. Delicious kala chana curry is ready to serve. Serve it with steamed rice or phulka or puri.