Channa Masala Chole Chana - By Vahchef @ Vahrehvah.com - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Chana masala or chole masala is a popular vegetable dish in Indian cuisine. The main ingredient is chickpeas. It is fairly dry and spicy with a sour citrus Channa masala, an impressive, fairly dry and spicy dish with a sour tangy taste made with chickpeas. It is a popular Punjabi dish commonly known as chole masala or channay and mostly cooked in Indian and Pakistani cuisines. Channa Masala http://www.vahrehvah.com/channa-masala Ingredients 200 grams channa 25 grams channa masala pdr 1 springs coriander leaves 1 pinch cumin 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste 2 number gr chillies 1 number lime 3 tbsp oil 2 number onion 1 to taste salt 2 number tomatoes 1 pinch turmeric (optional) few piece whole garam masala Directions • Soak chana in water overnight or to cook the same day soak them in warm water for at least 5-6hrs • Pressure cook chole • Drain the chole, reserve the liquid • Chop up onion, tomatoes • Heat oil in a deep saucepan and add cumin seeds whole garam masala • When the cumin seeds change color add chopped onion to it and saute till they are brown • Add the Ginger-garlic paste to it and saute for couple of minutes • Add all the tomatoes dry powders to it and saute add salt • Saute the tomatoes till they are soft and mushed up, • Add the chana to the mixture and mix gently so that chole are properly coated in the mixture • Add the reserved water depending on the gravy you need, check and adjust the seasoning • Simmer the stove and cook covered for 5-6 minutes and garnish it with cilantro leaves • Serve it with bhature, puri or chapatti with sliced onion and lemon wedge by the side chole bautra is just awesome - make it a point to make it soon .. "Reach vahrehvah at - Website - http://www.vahrehvah.com/ Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=vahchef Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VahChef.SanjayThumma Twitter - https://twitter.com/vahrehvah Google Plus - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/116066497483672434459 Flickr Photo - http://www.flickr.com/photos/23301754@N03/ Linkedin - http://lnkd.in/nq25sW Picasa Photos- http://picasaweb.google.com/118141140815684791742 Stumleupon http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/vahrehvah Tumblr http://vahrehvah.tumblr.com/ Blogger - http://vahrehvah.blogspot.in/"