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Masala Channa Recipe

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Chef: Gunjan Goela

Recipe Servings: 4 Prep Time: 20 Minutes

Cook Time: 01 Minutes Total Cook Time: 21 Minutes

Di culty Level: Easy

Gunjan Goela cooks some mouth watering masala channas topped with tadka aloo.

Ingredients Of Masala Channa How to Make Masala Channa

For masala channa: For masala channa:

1 litre jug of water

1. Soak 400 grams of channa in a vessel and mix 1 tsp of meetha soda,
400 gms channa
and leave for 4-5 hours.
3 tsp tea leaves

4 bay leaves
2. Make a 'potli' of tea leaves, add 3 bay leaves, 5 large black cardamoms
and put it to boil with little salt (1 tsp) along with the soaked channas
5 black cardamoms
for an hour. Then discard the potli and keep it aside. Preserve the water.
1 1/2 tsp salt
3. Now blend the masala, by mixing all the dry items; cumin powder,
2 tsp cumin powder
kachari powder, fennel powder, anardana powder, amchoor powder,
1 1/2 tsp kachari powder
dhaniya powder, kasoori methi, red chilly powder, garam masala, salt
2 tsp fennel powder and a pinch of hing and take it out in a bowl. Mix warm water with the
masala and make sure no lumps form. Mix the masala with the channa.
5 tsp anardana powder

2 tsp amchoor powder 4. Heat oil in a pan and stir the ginger and garlic for a while but don't make
3 tsp dhaniya powder(coriander powder) it brown.

1 1/2 tsp red chili powder

5. Add this to the channa and cover it for a while so that the masala
1 tsp garam masala blends well.
1/4 tsp hing(asafoetida)

5 Tbsp ginger, julienne

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3 tsp nely chopped green chilies 6. Leave it for 10-15 minutes.

2 tsp kasoori methi
For masala aloo:
5 tsp lemon juice

1 tsp meetha soda 1. In a pan heat oil and add turmeric powder, chili powder and ginger
julienne.
12 garlic cloves

4 whole green chilies, for garnishing

2. Then toss the tomatoes, potatoes, green chilies and pour over the
For masala aloo: channas.

2 Tbsp oil

2 tsp chilly powder

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

4 potatoes quartered

50 gms ginger julienne

3 tomatoes quartered

5 green chilies slit into halves

Pinch of salt

By: Shara Garg 11 months ago

his is an EXCELLENT recipe!

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By: Shara Garg 11 months ago

this*

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By: Shitija 6 months ago

This spicy food dish has got many hearts !

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By: Kashish Sachdeva 6 months ago

I tried this today. The recipe was just spot-on.

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