Kala Chana Black Chick Peas Curry Recipe

Kala chana is also known as black chickpeas or black garbanzo beans. It is mostly famous in Asian countries such as Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Burma, Pakistan. It is rich in protein, fiber, iron, calcium, and vitamins. With its nutritious value, kala chana also provides the best curry taste for vegetarians. It will cost around $1 for 1 pound depending on where you buy. This dish will be the best option for vegetarians. Below is the recipe.

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup kala chana or black garbanzo beans 
• 4 cup water for soaking
• 1 onion chopped
• 2 tomato chopped
• 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1 tsp cumin seeds 
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 green chili chopped 
• .5 tsp turmeric powder(spice)
• 1 tsp cumin powder(spice)
• 1 tsp coriander powder(spice)
• 1 tsp chilli powder(spice)
• 1 tsp vegetable masala(spice)
• salt to taste(spice) 
• cilantro to garnish

Instructions:

Firstly, soak black chana with water overnight or the whole day. More you soak chana softer it will become.

Wash and clean the chana 2-3 times properly with water.

Add oil in the pressure cooker on medium flame. 

Put cumin seeds and after few minutes when seeds start to splutter add chopped onion, ginger-garlic paste and green chili. Stir it for the next 5 minutes.

Add chopped tomatoes and all the above-mentioned spices. Stir it well for another 5 minutes.

Add the soaked kala chana and stir it.

After chana is fried well put 1.5 cups of water to the pressure cooker.

Close the lid of a pressure cooker and cook it until you hear three whistles. 

Now close the heat and let the pressure release naturally from the cooker.

 
After all, the air is gone, open the lid and add lemon juice, stir it and put cilantro on top to garnish.

You can serve kala chana curry with rice or roti or naan. 

If you do not have a pressure cooker you can also cook in a pan. Follow all the above instruction, at the end put warm water and cook until chick peas are soft.

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