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Chole Masala Recipe

September 28, 2013 By Priya Shiva 19 Comments

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Chole Masala is a delicious North Indian delicacy made with chickpeas and cooked in spicy gravy. Chickpeas are high in fiber and a very good source of protein specially for vegetarians. Other than their nutritional benefits chickpeas are really awesome for your taste buds.

Check out quick and easy way to make Chole masala Curry through this video:

I have used some home grounded masalas to enhance the taste. Click here to check out the recipe for Garam masala. So, sharing a delicious side-dish which you can serve with rice or flat bread.

 

Click here for Jeera rice recipe
Click here to learn step-wise how to make soft poori
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Chole Masala Recipe

A delicious curry made with chickpeas and blends of spices which can be served with rice or roti.

Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Keyword curry
Prep Time 6 hours
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Author Priya Shiva

Ingredients

  • Chickpeas - 1 cup
  • 3 Tomatoes (Finely chopped)
  • 1 big onion (finely chopped)
  • grated ginger - 1 tbsp
  • Finely chopped Garlic - 2 tbsp
  • Carom seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Garam masala or Chole masala - 1 tsp
  • Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Idhayam Mantra Groundnut oil - 2 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • coriander leaves for garnishing

Instructions

  1. Soak chickpeas in water for minimum 6 hours or overnight.

  2. Drain the water and cook chickpeas with 2 cups water in a pressure cooker and cook till its soft. You should be able to mash chickpea between your fingers.

  3. Heat oil in a pan and when it's warm, add cumin seeds, carom seeds.

  4. When cumin seeds crackle , add garlic, ginger and onion.

  5. When the onions are translucent, add chopped tomatoes to it. Stir-Fry it for few minutes till the tomatoes are nicely cooked, mashed and oil starts leaving on the sides.

  6. Now add cooked chickpeas, garam masala, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and mix it well.

  7. If you feel the gravy is too dry add more water. Close the pan and let the chickpeas cook in the spices for few minutes. Keep stirring in between.

  8. Now transfer it into a bowl and garnish it with coriander leaves and serve hot with jeera rice or poori.

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. Praveen Kumar says

    September 28, 2013 at 6:24 am

    5 stars
    Love this

    Reply
  2. Zeza says

    November 9, 2013 at 9:41 am

    5 stars
    I like food and photography. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
    • priyakitchenette says

      November 9, 2013 at 10:16 am

      Thanks Zeza for visiting my blog..

      Reply
  3. Michelle says

    September 30, 2014 at 5:32 am

    5 stars
    Thank yo so much for this recipe. I'm a very strict vegetarian and I love chickpeas. Looks yummy too ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  4. Melodi Steinberg says

    September 30, 2014 at 5:59 am

    5 stars
    This looks incredible. I love chickpeas. Do you make all the recipes that you post and do you take all of the photographs?

    Reply
    • priyakitchenette says

      September 30, 2014 at 6:05 am

      yes Melodi. each recipe has been cooked by me, photographed and then I write the recipe and upload on my blog ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  5. Meghan Ashley says

    September 30, 2014 at 6:05 am

    5 stars
    This sounds so delicious. I only recently obtained an obsession with curry and I cannot get enough. Will have to try this out!

    http://bohonouveau.blogspot.ca/

    Reply
  6. Jessica DiGiannurio says

    September 30, 2014 at 12:35 pm

    we use alot of chickpeas in puerto rican dishes, i am a big fan! xo, jess @ dreamingofleaving.com

    Reply
  7. Femme Fitale Fit Club says

    October 1, 2014 at 12:14 am

    This looks really delicious!!! I bet it smells wonderful too. I love curry.

    Reply
  8. traditionallymodernfood says

    October 1, 2014 at 4:12 am

    My fav:-) looks yum

    Reply
  9. Hadia says

    June 6, 2015 at 2:13 pm

    How delicious! Here is a new recipe to be added to my favorite chickpeas recipes! This is to die for, Priya!I just have one question dear, if

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      June 6, 2015 at 2:21 pm

      Thank you Hadia. It is one of my favourite. Do try and share your feedback ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  10. Hadia says

    June 6, 2015 at 2:18 pm

    Dear do you think doubling the amount of cumin would be o.k In case I could not find the carom seeds?

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      June 6, 2015 at 2:20 pm

      You can avoid carom seeds. I usually add carom seeds as it helps in digestion and enhances flavour too ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  11. chestionare auto says

    June 6, 2015 at 4:24 pm

    E cel mai bun text despre Chole Masala. Tineti-o tot asa!

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      June 7, 2015 at 3:14 am

      thank you ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  12. Mahjong says

    July 10, 2015 at 1:19 am

    Wow that was unusual. I just wrote an incredibly long
    comment but after I clicked submit my comment didn’t show up.
    Grrrr… well I’m not writing all that over again. Anyhow, just wanted to
    say wonderful blog!

    Reply
    • Priya Shiva says

      July 10, 2015 at 6:55 am

      Thank you ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply

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    […] Poori is a popular Indian flat bread which is made out of wheat flour and deep fried in vegetable oil. There is something about these fluffy pooris that you can’t stop at one. It is usually served with a side dish like Potato Masala, Chole Masalaย etc. […]

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