Chana Masala

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Ingredients:
1.      1 ¾  Cup of chickpeas/ chana (pressured cooked)
2.      2 Medium size onions (Finely chopped)
3.      2 Medium size tomatoes (Blanched & chopped)
4.      ½ tsp fennel seeds
5.      1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
6.      ½ tsp coriander powder
7.      ½ tsp turmeric powder
8.      1 tsp chilli powder
9.      ½ tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
10.  ½  tsp garam masala
11.  1 tbsp chana masala powder
12.  Salt to taste
13.  2 tbsp oil


To know about the blanching process, please visit the below link.https://supriyalakshminarayanan.blogspot.com/2018/08/home-style-pav-bhaji.html
For Making Chana Masala  
1.      Heat a kadai by adding 2tbsp oil. Once the oil gets heated, add ½ tsp fennel seeds & allow to splutter.
2.      Now add finely chopped onion and sauté well till it becomes translucent.
3.      Then add 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste & sauté till the raw smell goes away.
4.    Then add chopped tomato & sauté well & cook by closing the lid for 2 minutes.
5.      Make sure those tomatoes get mashed well. If not using a masher, mash it well.

6.   Now add cooked chana along with the water. Mix it well & cook by closing the lid for 3 to 4 minutes.

7.   Finally, add all the dry powders
·         ½ tsp coriander powder
·         ½ tsp turmeric powder
·         1 tsp chilli powder
·         ½ tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
·         ½  tsp garam masala
·         1 tbsp chana masala powder
·         Salt to taste
Mix it well and allow it to boil for 2 to 3 minutes till the raw of the masala goes away. At this stage, if you find the consistency for gravy is too thick, just add ½ cup hot water to dilute the gravy.
Now the yummy delicious chana masala is ready. You can serve this as a side dish for Poori, chapathi & dosa.
I love to eat it as a side dish for curd rice too.


Note:
1.Minimum 8 hours chana should get soaked in water.
2.If you missed it. At least soak it for 4 hours in rolling boil hot water  


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