Chole curry (or) chana masala

Preparation time : 6 hours + 30 mins
Serves : 2

Ingredients :

Chickpeas / Garbanzo beans / Chana : 1 cup
Onion : 2
Tomato : 2
Ginger garlic paste : 1 tbsp
Salt : to taste
Green chili's : 2
Cumin seeds : 1 tsp
Tumeric : pinch
Cooking Soda :  1/8 tsp
Chana masala : 3 tbsp
Fresh coriander leaves : some
Whole garam masala :
Bay leaf : 1
Cardamom : 2
Cinnamon : 3"
Cloves : 4
Maze : 1

Method :

Soak chickpea over night or for a minimum of 6 hours.
Pressure cook them in the same water till done.
(while cooking you can add soda - to let them swell up and a tea bag - to get nice color for your curry)
(You can even use canned chickpeas for the curry)
Take a pan, add oil, heat it, add whole garam masala and cumin seeds.
When they splutter, add chopped onions.
Saute them till they are brown, add ginger garlic paste and turmeric.
Add chopped tomatoes and chopped green chili.
Let it cook a bit, add chana masala powder.
Cook till tomatoes are mashed.
Add water from the chickpeas.
If you want to get a nice consistency , you can grind some chickpeas and add that paste.
Cook it for some time.
Add cooked chick peas and cook it for some time.
Check for taste.
Garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves.
Serve hot with puri / batura / roti / naan / even with rice.
Enjoy your dish :)
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