Delicious Chana Masala
A delicious dish of chickpeas, onions, and tomatoes! You will love this stuff! I suggest eating this with fresh fried naan.
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 1tablespoon olive oil
- 1large onion, chopped
- 2cloves minced garlic
- 2teaspoons grated fresh ginger
- 1green chile pepper, chopped
- 1tablespoon ground cumin
- 2teaspoons paprika
- 1teaspoon ground coriander
- 1teaspoon garam masala
- 1teaspoon ground turmeric
- ½teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 4cups chopped tomatoes
- 4cups cooked chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
- ½cup tomato sauce
- ½cup plain yogurt
- 1lemon, juiced
- ½teaspoon salt
Instructions
Step 1
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion, garlic, ginger, and green chile pepper in hot oil until onions are translucent, about 10 minutes.Step 2
Season onion mixture with cumin, paprika, coriander, garam masala, turmeric, and cayenne pepper; stir. Cook onion with spices until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, chickpeas, and tomato sauce; stir and simmer until the tomatoes soften, about 5 minutes.Step 3
Stir yogurt into the mixture until the color of the mixture is even; simmer until again hot, about 5 minutes more. Remove pan from heat; stir lemon juice and salt into the mixture.