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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.
Course Main
Cuisine North Indian | Uttar Pradesh | Punjabi
Prep Time 9 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 9 hours 30 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 250 gm. kala chana whole black gram soaked overnight in water
  • 2 chopped onions
  • 2 large tomatoes chopped
  • 2-3 green chillies optional
  • 1 tbsp. ginger garlic paste
  • 1 tsp. garam masala
  • 1 tsp. amchur powder dry mango powder
  • 1 tsp. coriander powder
  • 1 tsp. cumin powder
  • 1 tsp. chilli powder optional
  • ½ tsp. turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp. black salt
  • salt to taste
  • water for the gravy
  • 1-2 potatoes cut in large cubes
  • 2 tbsp. oil or ghee
  • ½ tsp. cumin seeds
  • chopped coriander leave

Instructions

  • 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.