Channa Masala
From chuckieb 11 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 4-6
I have been looking for THE ULTIMATE Channa Masala recipe to replicate one we tried recently in a fantastic little Indian restaurant in Sunnyvale,CA called "The Spice Hut". I'd tried a few other recipes but yesterday came across one on a blog entitled "The Chlc Life" http://thechiclife.com/2011/05/easy-chana-masala-recipe.html and. Read more ..it is awesome. Had to post it here so I could find it again quickly because this is going to be made a lot.:) The only changes I did to the recipe were to use dried chick peas instead of canned and I did not include the soaking,cooking time of that, and I also just used 2 1/2 cups of chick peas as opposed to the four cups originally called for. I was also a teensier bit more heavy handed with the spices. Yum,yum,yum. See less
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp. olive oil shopping list
- 1 medium onion, chopped shopping list
- 1 heaping tsp. minced garlic shopping list
- 1 rounded tbsp. ground coriander shopping list
- 2 rounded tsp. ground cumin shopping list
- 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper shopping list
- 1/2 tsp. turmeric shopping list
- 2 medium tomatoes, seeded and chopped, about 3/4 cup shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups water shopping list
- 2 1/2 cups cooked chick peas, rinsed and drained shopping list
- 1 rounded tbsp. garam masala shopping list
- 1 tsp. salt shopping list
- black pepper to taste shopping list
How to make it
- Pre-heat a medium sauce pan to medium heat. Add oil to pan. Add onion and cook until translucent and just browning, about 5-6 minutes. Add garlic and cook for one more minute, or until garlic is fragrant.
- Stir in coriander, cumin, cayenne, turmeric, and salt.
- Stir in water and tomatoes and cook until tomatoes are soft, stirring occasionally, about 5-6 minutes.
- Using a stick/immersion blender, blend tomato mixture until blended well. Add extra water, if needed.
- Add chick peas to tomato mixture and stir to combine. Bring mixture to a boil and then reduce heat to simmer. Stir in garam masala and additional salt or pepper to taste if needed. Simmer chick peas and sauce for 10 min.
- Serve Channa Masala with rice and/or naan.
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