Channa Masala / Chole Masala

Let’s make it

1. 01

   Soak channa for 8 hours. Cook the channa in pressure cooker for up to 6 whistles, with required quantity of water and salt.

2. 02

   Take 2 fresh tomato, fine grind them in a mixie jar.

3. 03

   Keep a medium size pan in stove, add ghee + oil and wait till it heats up.

4. 04

   Add bay leaf, cumin seeds, cardamom in it and fry gently.

5. 05

   Then add chopped onions till onion turns inti golden brown colour.

6. 06

   Add ginger-garlic paste, continue frying till raw smell leaves. Keep the stove in sim, then add turmeric powder and channa masala powder and continue frying for 2 more minutes.

7. 07

   Add tomato paste from mixie jar into the pan, increase the flame and fry it gently till oil separates from ingredients.

8. 08

   Add 3/4 th of boiled channa into the pan along with required amount of water, continue boiling for 10 minutes in the pan. During boiling smash and add the remaining 1/4th channa to get thick consistency.

9. 09

   Finally add coriander leaves and stop the stove.

10. 10

    Delicious channa masala gravy is ready to serve!