Kala Chana Curry Recipe | Black Chana Gravy Recipe
This black chana curry is a delicious high protein recipe that is perfect for vegetarians. Goes very well with rotis, parathas, pooris or rice. Do try it.
Soak the black chana overnight. Cook in a pressure cooker with cubed potatoes and black salt. Add enough water to cover the chana and potatoes. Cook till chana are well cooked and potatoes are slightly mushy.
Now in a kadhai heat oil or ghee. Add cumin seeds and let them sputter.
Add chopped onion and fry for about 4-5 minutes on low heat. Now add ginger-garlic paste and fry till the raw smell goes away. Now add the tomatoes with green chillies (as per taste) and saute for another 8-10 minutes. Cool and blend this paste.
Now in the same pan pour this masala paste. Add boiled chana with potatoes and about 1-2 cups of water for the gravy. Add in the spice powders -- turmeric, garam masala, coriander, amchur, cumin and chilli powder (optional). Taste and adjust salt.
Cook covered for 8-10 minutes till the gravy incorporates all the flavours.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve punjabi black chana masala gravy with rice and rotis.
Notes
Potatoes make the gravy a bit creamy.This gravy is slightly runny and goes very well with both rice and rotis/puris.Black chana must be well cooked but not mushy or breaking apart.