Step-by-Step Guide to Make Perfect Homemade Chole or Chana Masala

Homemade Chole or Chana Masala. Amritsari Pindi Chole Masala or Chana Masala is one of the most popular North Indian vegetarian curry. It is made with boiled chickpeas/kabuli chana, aromatic spices and fresh and fragrant homemade chole masala. This famous chole masala is boiled with tea which adds a distinctive.

And it's also gained popularity around. The first step to make chana masala starts by soaking the chickpeas overnight. Then pressure cooking them until tender. You can have Homemade Chole or Chana Masala using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Homemade Chole or Chana Masala

1. Prepare 3 cup of kabuli chana (soaked overnight).
2. It's 4 tsp of oil.
3. Prepare 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds.
4. You need 2 of onion, finely chopped.
5. It's 1 tsp of ginger-garlic paste.
6. It's 2 of tomatoes, finely chopped.
7. It's 3 of green chilly.
8. It's 1 tbsp of red chilli powder.
9. You need 1 tsp of turmeric powder.
10. You need 1 tsp of coriander powder.
11. Prepare to taste of salt.
12. You need 1 tsp of garam masala.
13. It's 2 cups of water.
14. You need 2 tsp of coriander leaves, finely chopped.
15. You need 2 tsp of chole masala (i used MDH).
16. Prepare 1/2 tbsp of jeera.

I use a homemade garam masala but you can use any that is aromatic. You can also use readymade chole masala if you have one. This is because homemade chole masala powder is pure, free of adulteration, fresh and made with love! They have a strong aroma and intense flavour When mixed with kabuli chana (chick peas) to make the ever popular North Indian Chole Bhature or for other innovative dishes like Chole Samosa.

Homemade Chole or Chana Masala step by step

1. Make sure the kabuli chana is soaked overnight. Now boil the kabuli chana for atleast 5-6 whistles in a pressure cooker. (You can add some salt for boiling).
2. In a mixer, separately onion, green chilly. Also separately grind tomato to make paste..
3. Now heat oil in frying pan. Add cumin seeds, jeera, onion paste, ginger garlic paste and tomato paste and fry it till it get dried..
4. Now add red chilli powder, coriander & turmeric powder, garam masala and chole masala. Saute it well for 4-5 minutes. Add extra oil if required..
5. Add the boiled kabuli chana to the pan and mix it well. Add 2 cups of water and let it boil for 5-8 minutes. Make sure water is not completely dried up as we want the gravy to be thick and but very thick..
6. Garnish with coriander and serve it with bhature or nan. Enjoy!.

Chole also known chickpea, garbanzo, and kable chana, Chana Masala is a cooked in a spicy tomato gravy. This is a very popular, served with Naan, Tandori Roti. Chana Masala goes well with any Indian flat bread, like Naan, Paratha, Puri. and can also be served with Western bread or pita bread. Chana masala is high in protein and fiber, thanks to its star ingredient of chickpeas. Any Indian spread is incomplete without chana masala, a Punjabi dish meaning "mixed spice chickpeas." Its signature spiced tang is thanks to coriander, amchoor powder (a tangy dried green mango powder).