Chickpea Chole Masala Stew

 

CHOLE MASALA - INDIAN CHICKPEA DISH

Chole masala is a popular dish of North Indian cuisine. The main ingredient of this dish is chickpeas. It is quite a spicy dish with a spicy and sour taste, which is often served with fried flatbread chole bhature or with boiled rice. It is usually sold by street vendors, but can also be found in restaurants. The dish is also popular outside India, and can be found in Indian restaurants all over the world.

COOKING TIME - 30 MINUTES

INGREDIENTS:

• 250 gr. dry chickpeas
• 4 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tsp cumin
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 red onion
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 2 tomatoes (can be replaced with tomato paste or tomatoes in their own juice)
• 1 tbsp chana masala spice (If you can't find this spice, here's its ingredients: cloves, ginger (root), cardamom, ground coriander, cinnamon, cumin, bay leaf, mango, nutmeg, mint (leaves), fenugreek, black pepper, chili pepper, black salt, pomegranate (seeds), nutmeg, salt)
• 1 tsp baking powder
  

PREPARATION:

• Soak chickpeas overnight
• Strain
• Heat 50 ml vegetable oil in a large frying pan
• Finely chop the onion and fry until golden brown.
• Add two chopped tomatoes and simmer them together with the onion.
• Add 20 g of chana masala or chickpea seasoning, 1 tsp of salt and chickpeas
• Fry for a few minutes and then add 800 ml of water.
• Mix half a teaspoon of baking powder, add to the water and cover with a lid.
• Simmer the dish for about 40 minutes on low heat.

Serve with steamed rice or traditional Indian flatbread chole bhature.

BON APPETIT!