Chana Masala / Chole Masala | Recipes for Food

Ingredients

• 1 cup Chickpeas, washed
• 2 cups Water for cooking
• 1 tbsp Ghee or Oil
• 1 Green Chili Pepper, chopped (optional)
• 5 cloves Garlic, minced
• 1 inch Ginger, minced
• 1.5 cups Onion, diced
• 3/4 cup Tomatoes chopped or 1 tbsp Tomato paste
• 1 tbsp Dried Fenugreek leaves (Kasoori Methi)
• Cilantro to garnish
• 1/2 tsp Cayenne or Red chili powder
• 1 tsp Coriander powder (Dhaniya powder)
• 1 tbsp Chole Masala (2 black cardamom, 5 cloves, 1/2 inch Cinnamon stick, 1 tsp Coriander powder, 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp Cayenne or Red Chili powder)
• 2 tsp Salt or to taste
• 1 tsp Dry Mango powder (Amchur)
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeera)
• 2 leaves Bay leaf (Tej Patta)
• 1/2 tsp Black Peppercorns
• 1 stick Cinnamon (Dalchini)