Restaurant Style Tasty Chana Masala

Restaurant Style Tasty Chana Masala 

Recipe Cuisine: Indian |  Recipe Category: Side Dish| Prep Time: 10 mins | 

Soak time : 8 Hrs | Cook time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• White Chick Peas - 1 Cup
• Tomato - 2 
• Big Onion - 3
• Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 2 tsp
• Red chili powder - 2 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Garam Masala - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Dry fenugreek leaves - 1 tsp
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Ghee - 2 tsp
• Sweet condensed milk - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - As needed

Method:

Step 1:

• Wash and soak the chick peas overnight or 8 to 10 hrs.
• Pressure cook the chick peas with 2 cups of water for 4-5 whistles.
• Heat a bowl with 1 cup of water, Add onion, tomato in it, Allow it to boil, once it is cooked, Add it to mixer, grind as a smooth paste, Keep aside.

Step 2:

• Heat Kadai, Add oil and ghee in it, Add cumin seeds, allow it to splutter.
• Add ginger garlic paste, fry until the raw smell goes up.
• Add red chili powder, Coriander powder, Garam Masala, Turmeric powder, Mix well, Keep the flame in low.
• Add onion , Tomato paste in it, mix well, Allow it to cook until oil floats on the top.
• Add the cooked chickpeas to the masala, add water if needed and add salt, Dry fenugreek Leaves, Mix well.
• Now Oil  will floats on top, Add Sweet condensed milk in it, Stir well for   2 - 3 mins.
• Garnish with coriander leaves, Switch off the flame.
• Serve hot with Poori, Chapati, Parota.

Notes

• Using sweet condensed milk is optional, If you don't have this, You can add sugar.
• Instead of cooking onion and tomato and make it as paste, You can make paste by raw onion and tomato.