Meera Sodha's Chana Masala recipe
A popular Indian dish of comforting chickpeas in a warm and spicy tomato sauce.
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Cooking tools:
- Colander
- Slotted spoon
- Chef's knife
- Cutting board
- Saucepan
- Stove
- Wooden spoon
- Measuring spoon
- Mixing bowl
- Serving bowl
Ingredients
- 400g dried chickpeas (or 4 x 400g tinned chickpeas, drained)
- salt
- 3-4 tbsp light olive oil or rapeseed oil
- 3 large onions, chopped
- 6cm chunk of ginger, peeled and chopped
- 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 2 green chillis, chopped
- 2 tins plum tomatoes
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 2 tsp garam masala
- 1½ tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
