Recipes / North Indian

Chana masala

Chickpeas in a sour-spiced gravy — amchur and chole masala do the work.

Household recipes vary; this is a culinary overview for UK home cooks, not a certified restaurant method and not diet advice.

4 servings · Prep 15 min · Cook 35 min · Punjab

Ingredients

  • 2 tins chickpeas or 250g dried, soaked
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tbsp chole masala
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp amchur
  • Onion-tomato base

Method

  1. Tadka cumin, cook onion-tomato.
  2. Add chole masala, coriander and amchur.
  3. Simmer chickpeas until the gravy clings.

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