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
- Tadka cumin, cook onion-tomato.
- Add chole masala, coriander and amchur.
- Simmer chickpeas until the gravy clings.
Spices used
- Chole Masala (छोले मसाला)Shop →
- Cumin (जीरा)Shop →
- Coriander (धनिया)Shop →
- Amchur (अमचूर)Shop →
- Dried ginger (सौंठ)Shop →
