Chana Masala

1 Hour after soaking Chickpeas overnight.

30 minutes using canned (not including prep) Can be made day before and or frozen….

Doubling the recipe requires one can of tomatoes…

About 2

main course servings

or 4

as a side

1 cup {200 g}

Dried Chickpeas (soaked Overnight)

2 TBL {27 g}

Vegetable Oil (prevent foaming)

5 cup {1225 g}

Water to cover.

Cook in pressure cooker for 40 minutes.

1	Large Can of Chickpeas.

1 TBL {14 g}

Ghee/Veg Oil

1 TBL {6.3 g}

Cumin Seeds

{76 g} 2

med Onions, 1 minced/diced (for gravy) , 1 sliced for visual texture and interest.

1 tsp {6.0 g}

Salt (to extract water and quicken browning)

2 TBL {17 g}

Ginger Garlic Paste ( 1 inch ginger, 4-5 cloves)

Green Chili sliced/minced/seeded (optional)

Grind the following spices in a coffee grinder or mortar and pestle.

~2.5 TBL

Punjab Garam Masala

1 tsp {2.2 g}

Cloves (whole)

1 TBL {9.1 g}

Green Cardomom pods, seeded

1/2 tsp {1.2 g}

Cinnamon

or 1

3" Cinnamon stick

1/2 tsp {0.0 g}

Black Peppercorns

1 TBL {5.4 g}

Coriander Seeds, ground

2 tsp {4.2 g}

Cumin Seeds, ground

Add …

1 tsp

Tumeric

1/2 tsp {0.9 g}

Red Chilli Powder/Cayenne (or more to taste)

1/2 cup+ liquid tomato juice from can/chick pea cooking liquid (not canned liquid)/water

{91 g} 1/2

Can Tomatoes (chopped/crushed)

1/2

lemon Juice and lemon zest. if not using Amchoor Powder

1 TBL {6.2 g}

Amchoor Powder (or use lemon at end)

Salt

Cook Chickpeas/Drain/Reserve if not using canned - Start in pressure cooker and do mise
Heat Ghee, medium-medium high
Sputter Cumin seeds for +++<a id="chana_masala_id__timer_4" onclick='RECIPE.setTimer("Chana_Masala.html","chana_masala_id__timer_4","Sputter%20Cumin%20seeds%20for%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22time_context%22%20%3E%7E1%20minute%3C/span%3E",[60])' class="timerlink" href="#">~1 minute</a>+++
Add onions & salt and fry until browned.

Add ginger/garlic/chilli and fry for a minute until fragrant and raw taste removed.

Add spices and fry for 1 minute/until fragrant Drain/reserve chick peas if cooking.

Add liquid to deglaze and to get desired consistency Add tomatoes cook down until the break apart… 5-10 minutes Add chickpeas and simmer or until desired consistency.

Mash to create thicker consistency.

Finish with Juice and/or amchoor powder for extra sourness & brightness.

Adjust salt.

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