Name: Channa (Chick Peas) gravy
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups Dry chick peas; 1 Onion; 7 Garlic cloves; 2 Tomatoes; 5 tsp Sesame oil; ½ tsp Mustard seeds; ½ tsp Cumin seeds; ½ tsp Turmeric powder; ½ tsp Fenugreek powder(Mehti); 3 tsp Channa masala powder; 1.50 tsp Salt

AuthorMeena

Rating

Channa gravy can be eaten with rice, Chappathi, wrap, bread, etc. It’s easy to make.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 3 tbsp

Servings 8

Amount Per Serving
Calories 113

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3.7g6%
Total Carbohydrate 17.1g6%
Sugars 1.4g
Protein 3.6g8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Yields8 Servings

Total Time55 mins

2 cups Dry chick peas

1 OnionMedium size, cut in to small pieces.

7 Garlic cloves Chop it finely

2 Tomatoes

5 tsp Sesame oilCan be substituted by Canola Oil

½ tsp Mustard seeds

½ tsp Cumin seeds

½ tsp Turmeric powder

½ tsp Fenugreek powder(Mehti)

3 tsp Channa masala powderSold in Indian stores

1.50 tsp SaltAdjust according to the taste

Soak dry chick peas in an ever silver vessel with hot water for about 5 hours. Then place the vessel in a pressure cooker and cook it. After the 1st whistle, put the flame to low and leave it for 10 minutes. Then switch off the stove & let it cool for about 10 minutes.

Heat the oil in a pan and add mustard seeds & cumin seeds. After hearing the cracking sound of the mustard seeds, add finely chopped garlic & onion and sauté them until they turn in to light brown color.

Add tomatoes to it and mix it to become a gravy. Now add the cooked chick peas to it.

Add turmeric powder, fenugreek powder, channa masala powder & salt. Mix all the spices together.

Let the chick peas blend well with the masala and all spices. After few minutes, switch off the stove. Now it’s ready to serve.

CategoryLunch/DinnerCuisineIndianDietVegetarian

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