Chana Masala Recipe | Punjabi Chole Masala Recipe | HungryForever

Ingredients

• 1 cup chole / chickpea, soaked overnight ((soaked for 6-7 hour in water before cooking))
• 4 tbsp oil / butter
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 inch cinnamon stick
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• 1 onion, (finely chopped )
• 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 2 tomatoes, (finely chopped )
• 1 tbsp kashmiri chilli powder
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• ½ tsp cumin powder
• ¾ tsp aamchur powder / dry-mango powder
• salt ( to taste )
• ½ tsp garam masala
• 2 cups water
• 2 tsp coriander leaves, finely chopped
• 1/2 lemon juice (optional)